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Samson fires India to T20 series win over Afghanistan
Sanju Samson struck 57 off 22 balls to lead India to a dominant seven-wicket, series-clinching win over Afghanistan in the second T20 international on Tuesday. India chased down a victory target of 160 with 5.1 overs to spare to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. Abhishek Sharma, who hit 39 off 19 balls, and fellow opener Samson put on 88 runs in just 6.2 overs. Abhishek started in trademark fashion as he raced out of the blocks.
FBO and Business Aviation News
Following a relatively stagnant 2024 market, most FBOs reported an increase in fuel sales for 2025 according to our Annual FBO Fuel Sales Survey. More than 50% of FBOs responding to the survey reported having an increase in fuel sales with a record 23% recording an increase of more than 8%. This is the highest reported percent gain for our top category in the history of the survey dating back more than 11 years.
The Instrument Inside: Treat Your Mind and Body with the Same Care You Give Your Playing
The mind can be an incredible asset—or obstacle—to practice, performance, and musical and/or technical improvement. Our experience depends on how we cultivate our mindsets to embrace optimism, patience, growth, and acceptance. Just like learning new music, working on mindset takes practice—plus some good perspective and inspiration that can help lift you up in challenging times.
FBO and Business Aviation News
Aviation Business Strategies Group (ABSG) is inviting all FBO owners, operators and mangers to complete The Annual FBO Fuel Sales Survey by clicking on this link. The results of the survey, along with an FBO Industry Forecast, will be published in the next AC-U-KWIK Alert’s FBOConnection.com blog post by bloggers John Enticknap and Ron Jackson, principals of ABSG.
Blue Yonder band at the P.A. Club
I always figure a good way to beat the winter blues is to find a bar with some local music, hang out for a bit to soak in the sounds of the band and the crowd, make small talk, and enjoy a beverage or two. So on a frigid Monday night in early March, I ventured out to the P.A. Club to see local band Blue Yonder play some classic country and rock ’n’ roll.
Learn a Lush Solo Guitar Arrangement of “When the Saints Go Marching In”
“When the Saints Go Marching In” has been a favorite of mine since I was a little girl. My father had a large jazz album collection that included Louis Armstrong tearing it up on this classic. Armstrong’s version transported me to New Orleans, making me feel as if I were marching with his band down Bourbon Street! There are as many versions of this song as there are musicians who have recorded it.
Tom Baker’s ‘Justine & Me’
Somerville rock and roller and part-time Vineyard Haven resident Tom Baker released a new CD last month called “Justine & Me” on Rum Bar Records. For those who don’t know, the “Justine” in the title is Justine Covault, Baker’s longtime partner, who started and ran the indie label Red on Red Records, which signed many artists (including Martha’s Vineyard resident Rose Guerin). Sadly, Covault passed away unexpectedly in her sleep in June 2023.
Musician Tom Baker’s ‘Justine & Me’
Somerville rock and roller and part-time Vineyard Haven resident Tom Baker released a new CD last month called “Justine & Me” on Rum Bar Records. For those who don’t know, the “Justine” in the title is Justine Covault, Baker’s longtime partner, who started and ran the indie label Red on Red Records, which signed many artists (including Martha’s Vineyard resident Rose Guerin). Sadly, Covault passed away unexpectedly in her sleep in June 2023.
JACKSON: We can't live in fear
The story of the year is not supposed to happen on the first day of the year. This year, maybe it has. While devastatingly cruel, if the early morning New Year’s Day murder and injury of several people is this year’s top story, it could bode well that nothing evilly comparable will happen during the rest of the year. It was shocking but should not be surprising.
Tristan Israel's new CD – 'Snake Hollow' - The Martha's Vineyard Times
Tristan Israel is a unique singer/songwriter who has performed and recorded since the 1970s. He first arrived and worked summers on the island in the late sixties and has lived here for about 50 years. Brought up near New York City, Israel was exposed at an early age to musicals on Broadway, the Village Folk Scene, Jazz at the Vanguard, and Rock and Roll at the Brooklyn Fox.
Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish raise the roof
The Barn Raisers Ball, an annual off-season community event, celebrated its 30th anniversary last Saturday night, with folks bringing a dessert to share, placing a donation to the M.V. Agricultural Society in a large glass jar in the lobby, and dancing and listening to some live music by one of the Island’s hottest bands, Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish. For many people (including me), the live music is the draw.
Learn to comp like the jazz legend Freddie Green
One of my favorite rhythm guitar approaches is the one that the late jazz master Freddie Green pioneered in his work with the Count Basie Orchestra. Throughout his 50 years on the gig, Green played an acoustic archtop, unamplified. Though his strumming was sometimes more felt than heard, it contributed so much to Basie’s signature sound and swing. Green’s style—quarter-note strums in 4/4 time (aka “four to the floor”)—seems simple enough. But it’s rarely mastered.
How to Add Jazz Flavors to the 12-bar Blues Form
The blues is of central importance to American music. Without the earthy style that emerged around the 1860s, you wouldn’t have jazz, rock ’n’ roll, hip-hop, and so many styles and variations. Jazz and the blues go hand in hand; traditional blues guitarists enrich their playing with jazz vocabulary, while jazz guitarists use the feel and simplicity of the blues to add emotion and grit to their playing.
Fundora upsets Tszyu for WBO title
boxing31 March 2024 10:48 By:Ron Jackson Share Sebastian Fundora © Gallo Images In what was considered a major upset, Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora (21-1-1; 13) won on a bloody 12-round split decision over previously undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Tim Tszyu 24-1; 17 to win Tszyu’s WBO title and also claim the vacant WBC title on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tszyu made a good start, scoring with big right hands to the head of the taller Fundora.
Lopez makes first defence of WBO title
Boxing 1 Hour Ago Teofimo Lopez makes the first defence of his WBO junior welterweight title when he faces Jamaine Ortiz at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday night. Lopez (19-1; 13 KOs) won the IBF lightweight title in 2019 when he stopped Richard Commey in two rounds and then upset the talented Vasyl Lonachenko to win the WBA Super and WBO titles.
Lopez makes first defence of WBO title
Boxing Teofimo Lopez makes the first defence of his WBO junior welterweight title when he faces Jamaine Ortiz at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday night.Lopez (19-1; 13 KO... Wenn Sie ein aktiver Abonnent sind und der Artikel nicht angezeigt wird, Bitte melden Sie sich ab und wieder an. Kostenloser Zugriff auf Artikel ab 12:00 Uhr. Bitte beachten Sie: Um den Artikel zu lesen, geben Sie bitte unten Ihre Daten ein. Bei zukünftigen Besuchen müssen Sie sich nicht erneut registrieren.
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Lessons | Acoustic Guitar
About Acoustic Guitar lessons. Learning to play the guitar takes more than just figuring out what fingers go on which frets and which strings to pluck or pick. You need to absorb these mechanics, for sure, but you also need to know how different techniques fit together and how you can put them to use in service of making music with soul and spirit.
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