Doodling to jazz, an A To Z Challenge: W is for Andrea Wolper and Y & Xis for Renee Yoxon

http://andreawolper.com/ 

Andrea Wolper was chosen over a possible double W, and a Wayne at that, but Wayne Wallace did not wow me at my self-imposed jazz concert this past summer. Greens for this lovely emerging spring. 

The next jazz singer, besides delighting my spirit, has something in common with Andrea Wolper. I met them both on twitter. Renee Yoxon also has a y and an x in her last name, but I didn't cheat, in fact I drew two rainbow doodles while listening to her sing.

 

Doodling to jazz, an A To Z Challenge: U is for Massimo Urbani & V is for Sara Vaughn

For the third time my collection failed to provide a CD, but I found an amazing sax player by the name Massimo Urbani to do some doodling. I chose 7 prismacolors from my reds. Here he is playing one of my favorites.

 

 

V didn't have many options, but more than U. I chose Sara Vaughn, I hope no one will be upset with that. As for the doodle, it is the first mandala in this atozchallenge

 

Doodling to jazz, an A To Z Challenge: S is for Maria Schneider and T is for Clark Terry

Another attempt at catching up, and let me tell you I am seriously pondering skipping over X, but that's later.

Maria Schneider composes for her orchestra and it is all about jazz and such beauty. It makes me happy that her life has led to this music.

 

 

Clark Terry has been playing the trumpet for a long time, but I only have one of his CD's. It features Thelonius Monk. Get ready to go in orbit:

 

Doodling to jazz, an A To Z Challenge: R is for Renee Rosnes

Once again a double letter name shows up, Renee Rosnes is a fine pianist and composer. I used her version of A little Help From My Friends, when I created a video of Margaret and her grouting buddy, The Grout Monster.

 

 

Doodling to jazz, an A To Z Challenge: P is for Nicki Parrott, Q is for Alvin Queen

Well, I snapped out of my jazz doodling lull last night with both P and Q doodled but not posted. Who knew I would fall behind while on a four day weekend? P is for Nicki Parrott a bass playing jazz singer.

 

Then came Q and off to the searching I went and found jazz drummer Alvin Queen. I had to go with pink and green after my recent trip to Longwood Gardens which had a pink and green thing going on in their conservatory.

 

 

Doodling to jazz, an A To Z Challenge: O is for Anita O'Day

Last night while doodling, I listened to a much different version of Anita O'Day singing Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered. But isn't that what I love about jazz. The ability of taking a tune in so many directions.

 

 

Doodling to jazz, an A To Z Challenge: N is for Lewis Nash

Searched high and low through the main stash in the living room, the studio, my classroom, and then in iTunes. Found no N's. But how many of those CDs of other letters would have featured the drumming of Lewis Nash? Plenty. So it was time I owned a musical endeavor in which he led the band. The Quintet was amazing. As for Neon, Mosaic Woman is doing the atozchallenge as well but her theme, color. For N she did neon, so I played along.