The Music Thread
You can follow the connecting idea(s) in the threads by looking at the names and words written in bold. The connecting idea(s) can be anything: a musician, place, style, instrument, label, etc. There can be more than one connecting idea. The point is not to tell a particular story or follow some kind of order or pattern (chronological, stylistically, etc); it’s more like free association that shows the connections between songs that we like. This will be how most of the Threads will work; however, there are artists and stuff I love so much, and have so much to cover that some of them will be Theme Threads, all about a particular someone or something: Sam Cooke, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Allen Toussaint, Willie Colon, Doc Watson, Otis Redding, Juan Luis Guerra, Telecasters, Fania Records…
Know what I mean?
About the Creator
Ricardo Gautreau is a musician based in White Plains New York. He holds a Music Degree and Masters in Bilingual Education from the City College of New York, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. At City he studied with noted composer/pianist John Lewis, of the Modern Jazz Quartet. He has also studied with master composer/pianist Ran Blake, and Jazz guitar legend Sal Salvador. His influences range from Robert Johnson, the Beatles, Sam Cooke to Juan Luis Guerra. His musical brew is a refreshing blend of Rock, Jazz, and Latin that is beyond category.