September 15th see the appointment and celebration of the 2026 National Endowment for the Arts – Jazz Masters in the class of 2026. Among those this year is CTI All-Star, Airto Moreira [1]https://www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/airto-moreira. [This post has been updated to include the video of the 2026 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert. Also, detail is added on some of Airto’s awards. There […]
#AirtoFloraDay
Most of my music collection consists of vinyl records from the 1960’s, 70’s and assorted years since then. Probably two thirds of that is original, purchased new. When I buy records these days it’s most likely used. Musicians get zip/nothing/nada from second hand sales, they also get very little from, streaming services. Reissues (new music) provides a limited income and […]
CTI Artists on TV
Enjoy two great live performances from artists from CTI. Both comes from VHS tapes I managed to buy from ebay. I was hoping to avoid getting into converting VHS tapes, as they are often more trouble than they are worth. On the full length video of the 1976 awards, George Benson performs his hit “Breezin’” but his years of work […]