"We are historians, and it is our purpose to tell the people the true story of our past, and to extend a better vision of the future. We all have music in us - your heartbeat is your drum, your voice is your sound - and music is supposed to put you in tune with nature." #RandyWeston who we remember on his birthday As a musician who stood six-foot-seven over his instrument, Randy Weston was a towering figure in #jazz and #worldmusic, and a jazz #pianist of great stature in the tradition of Duke E

It is with great sadness that #JazzCorner informs you of the passing of the great #RandyWeston at the age of 92. From what we understand from Willard Jenkins who was a close friend and collaborator on Randy's autobiography, he died peacefully in his sleep. In the 1960s, Weston's music prominently incorporated African elements, as shown on the large-scale suite Uhuru Afrika (1960, with the participation of poet Langston Hughes) and Highlife (full title: Music from the New African Nations featurin

Legendary jazz pianist Randy Weston, who spent decades incorporating the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa into his music, has passed away at the age of 92. We sat down with him at his piano in 2012—this is an excerpt. http://ow.ly/eLtD30lJrzY | Democracy Now!

Lorenzo Requested: Randy Hansen Band - Machine Gun Randy Hansen - guitar/voc Ufo Walter - bass/voc Manni von Bohr - drums This is a take from our new DVD "live 2008" . filmed at the "Colos-Saal" by Bernhard Baran - mixed by Ufo Walter | Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives"

Randy Newman,Linda Ronstadt & Ry Cooder "Rider In The Rain" Live at the Odeon" NYC - 1983 | Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives"