The Last Word- Carlos Redman

Carlos Redman-The Summer Knows

For my city...
The Summer Knows comes from the film "Summer of 42'". The song is supposed to be a romantic one, but driving through the city today I got a little sentimental, while arranging this work I felt the need to rewrite how I felt into it.

Long Live Bakers

For those of you that don't know. Bakers Keyboard Lounge in Detroit is one of the oldest jazz clubs in America. This weekend marks 75 years of great music. Stop by and say hello as we jam the night away in support of this institution. http://www.bakerskeyboardlounge.com/

Detroit Music Awards Nominee

Wow... I'm honored to be a 2009 Detroit Music Award Nominee for "Outstanding Jazz Album". I look forward to the show at the Fillmore Auditorium on April 17 at 7PM. Tickets are on sale at Live Nation for $20. Come out and support local and national Detroit acts! Thanks to all who voted this year. More info can be found at www.detroitmusicawards.com

Life Is Good

I was just thinking about the lil' things that make life so sweet! Today I'm preparing some arrangements for my band New Generation. I called up a few cats whose music I dig, and decided on the members I want in the group. Hopefully, I can keep them around long enough to create the sound that I envision. These guys are in demand players, so they are hard to keep up with. So far I asked Desean Jones, Jon Dixon, Damon Warmack, and Nate Winn, all of whom are fire ass players. I am so looking foward to the summer rehearsals...

YES WE CAN!

Beautiful Morning

It was the sweetness of November I recall. We stood as progenitors on the thrown of history as the winds of autarchy kissed our ebony faces. Oh what a beauty freedom is. Something. Something willing under the tingle of my skin gives me the power to hold the sistrum of hope in one hand and the sekhem of audacity in the other. Today I muster the courage to sing "I AM A MAN!"

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