Two days away! Ron Blake & Friends hits @JimmysJazzBlues for its 5th anniversary celebration with Gillian Margot, Eli Brueggemann, Richie Goods, Curtis Nowosad + special guest Patrick Faherty. Tickets at the link in bio! #CarryOn
Two years in the making. I took the stage at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago with @bobbybroom (guitar), #DennisCarroll (bass), and Kobie Watkins (drums), playing music from “Mistaken Identity.” Joey Skoch was behind the camera capturing every second — link in bio!!!
#CarryOn
Ron Blake retweeted
RON BLAKE: Today I’m wishing a very happy birthday to my longtime friend and musical compatriot, Ron Blake. Here we are together with our mutual friend (and fantastic drummer) Kobie Watkins at the Billy Taylor Jazz Fest a couple years ago.
Happy birthday, Ron!
Caught the @bradmehldau Quartet at #jazzcultural last night featuring Peter Bernstein, John Webber, and Gregory Hutchinson.
In the audience was the other drummer I worked with during my tenure with Roy, Karriem Riggins. So many great memories and lessons on the road
#CarryOn
Happy Birthday, @mcbridesworld! Here’s to many more years of friendship and music, 🧁🧁!
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Happy Birthday to a great mentor and friend, Sir @RonCarterBass! Words simply cannot express the love and appreciation I have for you. Look forward to hearing you at the @BlueNoteNYC this week! #CarryOn
Very excited to embark on this new project alongside a cast of amazing friends and artists at Dizzy's Club (@jazzdotorg) this week! Hope to see some friends there!!
#CarryOn
Ron Blake retweeted
"Blues wasn't forced upon us like that religion, we brought this from home."
This clip from Ryan Coogler’s record-breaking, 16-time nominated Academy Award-winning film SINNERS truly captures the essence of the Blues.
Rooted in Mississippi juke joint tradition, it reflects the same raw emotion and lived experience that defined John Lee Hooker - turning Delta roots into a sound that still moves the world.
The Blues is in our history, our ancestors, it is a sound born from struggle, carried by hope, and made meaningful by lived experience.
Ron Blake retweeted
In the saddle, he was unstoppable. Every race day at Estate Nadir, his name lives on.
Clinton E. Phipps — "Phippso" to those who knew him — wasn't just a jockey. He became one of the most accomplished jockeys in Virgin Islands history, bringing pride and recognition to our territory through countless victories and a legendary career defined by skill and heart. 🏇🇻🇮
#VIHistoryMonth #VILegend
Ron Blake retweeted
Happy Birthday Max Roach! Here's the drummer on George Russell's "Ezz-Thetic," with Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, Ray Bryant, and George Morrow, recorded for the EmArcy LP Max Roach + 4 in 1956: youtu.be/t-eyORnB5b4?si=rS-D…
Ron Blake retweeted
Born on January 10, 1924 in Dismal Swamp, North Carolina and raised in Brooklyn, Max Roach - a pioneer and one of the great creators of modern sound & conscious commentary through sound. One of my teachers & a great friend. His legacy lives on through recordings
photo: Avedon
2025 was the year of the SCRATCH Band… Looking forward to another year of magic!!
Graphic Design: @SpencerCPorter
Photos (Slides 2 & 3): #martamarcy
