A Generational Guitar Hero Remembered
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/a-generational-guitar-hero-remembered
Published: August 28, 2024 01:17
Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash on this day in 1990 at age 35.
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Remembering a Guitar God on his Birthday
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/remembering-a-guitar-god-on-his-birthday
Published: August 9, 2024 22:03
For a generation of players, Allan Holdsworth was the zenith of six-string achievement
Brian Eno's Generative Genius
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/brian-enos-generative-genius
Published: July 23, 2024 23:00
A look at a forthcoming documentary and a look back at a 1983 Downbeat interview
A Birthday Salute to Stanley Clarke
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/a-birthday-salute-to-stanley-clarke
Published: July 4, 2024 03:20
Reminiscing about my first interview with the great bassist nearly 50 years ago
Former Colleagues to Gather at Town Hall for Tribute to the Great Michael Brecker
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/former-colleagues-to-gather-at-town
Published: June 11, 2024 14:44
In advance of the all-star concert at NYC's Town Hall on June 19, read an except from my book Ode to a Tenor Titan: The Life and Times and Music of Michael Brecker Chapter 1 â Becoming Michael Brecker When it came time for Michael to begin playing anâŚ
Here's a Dozen CDs Worth Checking Out
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/heres-a-dozen-cds-worth-checking
Published: June 6, 2024 19:23
I had fun listening to and commenting on these recent releases, and posted accompanying YouTube videos. Enjoy!
A Fond Reminiscence of David Sanborn
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/a-fond-reminiscence-of-david-sanborn
Published: May 14, 2024 03:07
In this 1988 Downbeat interview, I sat down with the alto sax great at a time when he felt caught in an artistic crisis, wondering which way to go next with his career
A 50-Year Infatuation with Pedal Steel
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/a-50-year-infatuation-with-pedal
Published: May 8, 2024 21:38
And the Renegades Who Pushed Its Evolution Well Beyond Country Music
A Half Dozen Versions of Egberto Gismonti's "Loro"
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/a-half-dozen-versions-of-egberto
Published: April 19, 2024 21:10
Ruminations on a song stuck in my head for 46 years
Bela Fleck Weighs in on Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and Offers a Fond 'Remembrance' of Chick Corea
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/bela-fleck-weighs-in-on-gershwins
Published: April 15, 2024 04:30
Pianist-composer and writer Ethan Iverson kicked off a contentious bit of back-and-forth between scribes following the publication of his Jan. 28th New York Times piece, âThe Worst Masterpiece: âRhapsody in Blueâ at 100,â in which he derided the GershwinâŚ