Back in 1998 I was a week late for the start of My freshman year of college at University of New Orleans because I had to finish/graduate Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Va. Add to that the new instructional course combinations for music majors (3 classes a day from 8-12noon mandatory - there goes me learning Italian!!) and this was a hectic way to start college. This is before the production, before the radio, before I even started with Hip-Hop as an adult. It was Jazz & Classical rhythms and flows for me first. Fast forward 3 years. I’m playing classical saxophone and doing jazz & classical vocals (bass - alto). UNO gets a grant to build an on campus recording studio - with an iMac & Pro Tools (ah the hopefulness of pre 9/11 America). Completed in January, 2001, I’m instructed for my Jazz Combo final by the great Ellis Marsalis in May, that I’m to record a few songs in the studio (cue former jherri curl, cassette recording, 10 year old me geeking out at the concept of being in a real studio - to record ME!) May 10, 2001 was that date, and the links below present what was done that day on the first 4 tracks, with a bonus at the end. https://lnkd.in/d999BWs #spotify #music #jazz #neworleans #college #2001 #streamingmedia #jazzstandards #music #song #sing #piano #drums #acousticbass #taketheatrain #olddevilmoon #adayinthelifeofafool #whenifallinlove #jazzsinger #vocalist #scatvocal (at University of New Orleans) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4P4gmaIpVf/?igshid=cfo196gaq071
Old devil moon gave me a wailing ghost in a glass :) #olddevilmoon #sfbeerweek #yaybeer (at Old Devil Moon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8kmzJSnc-N/?igshid=d0p07yqf3hmo
The month of all Sponks is upon us! i helped my Grandma O make this spooky quilt in 1999. I was only 4 years old but i helped draw a cat and ghost and gave the ghosts smiley faces with sharpie :-) the outer border features a pattern with Halloween characters with #spooky Halloween buzzwords. I will hashtag them as follows: #Monsters #Haunte #BlackCat #RowOfCrows #Ghost...... #TrickOrTreater #Esmeralda #DancingSkeleton #OldDevilMoon #TheGoblinsPayACall #JackOLantern #Endora #BatMobile
"You are who you are meant to be. Dance as if no one's watching. Love as if it's all you know. Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." ~ James Dean💎 . . . 💎 . . . 💎 . . . #jamesdean #s #vintage #oldhollywood #thegroovinhigh #elvispresley #rebelwithoutacause #elvis #hollywood #vintagedenim #marlonbrand #californiavintage #sanfranciscovintage #vintageshirt #atomicvintage #pinupgirl #losangelesvintage #hongkongvintage #londonvintage #newyorkvintage #vintagesummerknit #rockabilly #olddevilmoon #vivalasvegas #hawaiianshirt #giant #marcocardelli #classichollywood #actor @unumdesign #unumfam (presso Ascoli, Marche, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CARz8lBKVzF/?igshid=8dsketuv9e8u
The fortune teller photo booth lady at @olddevilmoonsf looks like @rachelpelican! See you soon, my friend!! 😍🔮📷 #photoboothsofig #sfphotobooths #olddevilmoon (at Old Devil Moon)
I’m surprised! 🙀🙀🤯😄😆 My Jazz ep has caught up to my volume 2 hip-hop anthology on #Spotify! So now it’s a battle to see which project will get to 2000 first! #jazz #taketheatrain #olddevilmoon #hiphop #doit #fortheculture #album #mixtape #ep #college #streaming #spotifyplaylist #music #instamusic #app #louisiana #battle #race #mooseharris #2001 #neworleans #uno https://www.instagram.com/p/B41i6mlBkxF/?igshid=rf8ekuivv1cb
"Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile. The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won't be found at the bottom) Don't sweat the small stuff, You are who you are meant to be, Dance as if no one's watching, Love as if it's all you know, Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you'll die today" ~ James Dean💎 . . 🔥 . . ⚡️ . . #jamesdean #s #vintage #oldhollywood #thegroovinhigh #elvispresley #rebelwithoutacause #elvis #hollywood #vintagedenim #marlonbrand #californiavintage #sanfranciscovintage #vintageshirt #atomicvintage #pinupgirl #losangelesvintage #marcocardelli #londonvintage #newyorkvintage #vintagesummerknit #rockabilly #olddevilmoon #vivalasvegas #hawaiianshirt #giant #eastofeden #classichollywood #actor @unumdesign #unumfam (presso Ascoli, Marche, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-81pK8qvpV/?igshid=5tahurmoo8q6
The gentleman who is overall behind this just passed away a couple days ago. #coronavirus I was in the final jazz combo for #ellismarsalis at @universityofneworleans Spring 2001. This was my first time in an actual recording studio to record me, not just hanging and watching others. This is basically my final exam for that semester. I released it for streaming a few months ago, and I’m proud to cross the 5,000 threshold on @spotify right as he ventures on. Teacher. Frat. 🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿 New Orleans Legend. @emcmnola #jazz #jazzmusic #taketheatrain #spotify #neworleans #studio #jazzsinger #louisiana #instajazz #instamusic #music #olddevilmoon #whenifallinlove #singersongwriter #vocalist #rip #phibetasigma #streamingmusic #streaming #love #teachersofinstagram #corona #studio #shorthair (at Lafayette, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kvlBehsxw/?igshid=anzfaddbtiyj