Michael Blake: Web Links
Musicians
Gowanus Reggae and Ska Society
Featuring some of the finest players from Brooklyn's vibrant musical community, G.R.A.S.S. creates music with the spontaneity of Jazz and a deep reverence for Jamaican Riddim, music that will make you listen and move your butt too.
www.scottyhardtrust.com
From way back, a homeboy. Links here to his site and how to help this musician with his healthcare.
www.jayrodriguez.com
I've known Jay ever since I came to NYC in 1986!
www.perowsky.com
Ben Perowsky and I go way back to the Banff Jazz Workshop of 1984 but it was a few years later in NYC when we became friends. His father father Frank is a great saxophonist/clarinetist.
www.sexmobmusic.com
Steven has one of the greatest personalities in jazz today.
www.leifarntzen.com
Alright, I won't reveal how long we've been friends. Let's just say I was too young to drink back then.
www.georgekilbyjr.com
George is a great blues bandleader and makes a badass gumbo.
www.jaycollinsband.com
Jay always had his own thing. He is a helluva saxophonist.
Kreston Osgood
The Jazz Composers Collective
John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards
Great feature on Tronzo
Sam Rivers
Yusef Lateef
Ben Allison
Richard Bliwas
Clubs
55 Bar
Smalls Jazz Club
Cornelia Street Cafe
Labels
Knitting Factory Records
Intuition Music
Palmetto Records
Soul Note Records
Songlines Records
Sundance/Stunt Records
Cleanfeed Records
Etcetera
Musical Playgrounds for Kids: The History of Jazz Music
Search and Restore
An ever-growing point of discovery for the new jazz and improvised music community.
Légère
They endorse me for reeds
Kenneth Barry
Saxscape Sax Mouthpieces
Downtown music gallery
Selling all of my records in NYC.
Paul Blake
Bug him to improve the site