Steppin' Out in Israel - Great Show !!

The Grammy award-winning jazz musician and composer performed yesterday in Tel Aviv Israel.

Jackson is famed for leading the new wave and punk scene in the late 70's and early 80's.

Steppin' Out is a classic. Wonderful tune, great lyrics,
And a quality about it that brings a lump to my throat every time I hear it.

The Tel-Aviv Jazz festival is celebrating 19!!

This year as in every year, world known Jazz giants along with local musicians-veterans and younger ones, will gather and play in Israel.

The Festival will be opened by saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman, one of the jazz giants and Ray Charles's right hand as performer and band arranger during the decade of Charles' peak creativity.

In addition, the festival will feature the prominent saxophonist Odean Pope's saxophone choir, accompanied by Israeli musician.

the Trio of bass player and composer Mario Pavone, one of the leading performers on the downtown New York Jazz scene and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble of Kahil El'Zabar, who combines jazz music with the heritage of "Mother Africa" and the music of the Afro-American community in the U.S.

We’ll be there!!

Watch Rony Holan - Red Sea Jazz Fest 2007 – Warriors

Hit the road Jack ! Super Classical Ray Charles

Why cant we have music like this anymore?

People, like Ray Charles, are people who really brought music ...

The good old jazz and blues musicians are lookin down from heaven shaking their heads and looking at all the "gangsta" and rapper shit...

Love this sound of the old school instruments ...

Amy Winehouse in Black Music

Amy was born in Enfield, London to a Jewish family .

Winehouse is a truly talented songwriter which Combines strong voice and jazzy vocal style .

She reminds me Billie Holiday ...

Her last album nominated to Grammy Award .

Watch Amy in some of her classical hits :