Word: jazzing
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...With his mouth open, head cocked and eyes scrunched in an expression of mind-bending wonder, he sets up a martial beat taken from the fife-and-drum bands that have been playing in these hills since the Civil War, then dances around it with virtuoso rock and jazz accents. Luther, 27, his soft features framed by thick black curls, finger picks his Gibson hollow body and uses a bottleneck slide to make it skitter and howl. Garry Burnside locks in to the groove on bass (Chew is off working today, driving a truck for Williams-Sonoma), David Kimbrough...
Finally, let me note that the trip was a lot of fun. We went to minor league baseball games, community picnics, jazz festivals, swamp tours and innovative schools. We fished and played cards and tested the limits of wireless technology from our boat. I hope that in addition to the serious topics we write about, we have been able to convey some of this spirit of fun, along with our deepened appreciation for what makes this country so special...
...easy to make this mistake because all the major buildings and landmarks that make up what is commonly known as Kansas City are in Missouri. On our newspaper tour, we pass the Royals' baseball stadium, the City Market and the 18th and Vine Jazz District, home of Count Basie--all on the Missouri side...
...like to come by his room to hang out. I was elated at this social triumph--he was cool and suave and built, and a sophomore. A catch. Never mind that after half an hour of conversation he abruptly and unblushingly dimmed the lights, turned on jazz music and folded out his futon. We proceeded eagerly if clumsily. The next day I bragged to my roommates about the hook-up, all the more distinguished in my eyes because he was an upperclass student. I felt like the coolest first-year I'd met. My fatal misstep, however, came later that...
...drink they serve in New Orleans is called cafe brulot: coffee mixed with spices and liquor, served flaming. Add a beignet, and you've got the culinary equivalent of the music of the New Orleans-based band Galactic: a brew of deep funk, acid jazz and stomping rock, with a bit of sugar-sweet melody. Not all the songs on Late for the Future work: a fair number lack rhythmic complexity, and these tracks wash out of the listener's mind quickly. But Galactic is a jam band that revels in the moment. The best songs on this album feel...