Michael Brant DeMaria Kicks Off A Great Flute Day of Discovery and Reconnection

Bindu from Michael Brandt DeMaria

Michael Brant DeMaria Starts The Day Last Thursday I had a good day at Target quiet and peaceful and nobody knew the reason. It all started adter I had completed my pre-Target yoga routine. The soundtrack for my yoga routines usually comes from Spa on Sirius XM. That was the case on Thursday. When I was eating breakfast Spa was still playing. My ears perked up when I heard some Native America Flute. When I checked to see what the song was and the accompanying album, I saw it was Bindu by Michael Brandt DeMaria. Now I have listened to…

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Exploring the Jazz of Hank Mobley on his Birthday!

Peci-kin' Time - Hank Mobley

Hank Mobley – Tenor Saxophone – Composer (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) I first discovered the saxophone of Hank Mobley one night in 2014 while exploring jazz. That night I listened to the music of Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, and Hank Mobley. Of the three, Mobley’s album Soul Station was my favorite! You can read more about it in A Jazzy Night with Music from Blue, Wynton, and Hank and Friends. Discovering the Music of Hank Mobley and His Bandmates Here’s some background from Wikipedia: Henry “Hank” Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American…

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Mystery – Redemption – a Best of 2023

Mystery Redemption a best of 2023

When I first started listening to current Prog I discovered that most of the albums I liked were Neo-Prog bands. A  brief review of the list revealed that many of the bands I like released new albums on 2023.   I didn’t need to look far down the list to see the name of a band that I like.Redemption from the band Mystery checks in at number to on the list and number 23 on the list unfiltered! Two spots below Karnatanka’s Requiem for a Dream. Anyway, I listened to the album and I liked it. About Mystery….. From Prog…

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Mostly Autumn – White Rainbow Powers a 10K Run

White Rainbow- Mostly Autumn

The Run – The First 10K In a Long Time Sunday my goal was to make up for not running twice last week because it was windy. I ran last Tuesday and then skipped Thursday and Friday because of the wind. So to make up for that I decided to run at least s six miles yesterday. And overall I was able to meet my goal. The first three miles went really well. I kept up a steady pace of 9:59 minutes per mile for each of the first three miles. After that my pace was slower for each mile. It…

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Karnataka – Requiem for a Dream a Best of 2023!

Alubm Cover Karnataka Requiem for a Dream

So it doesn’t look like I’ve posted anything new on this site since 2020! Wow! And while I’ve listened to lots of Jazz and New Age since then, I have listened to very little Progressive Rock.In order to rectify that situation I went to Progstreaming extended to review albums that were released in 2023. The album that caught my attention was Requiem for for a Dream from Karnataka. Since my name is Edward Karn, you can see why the name stood out! Anyway,  let’s see what I found out about Karnataka! About Karnataka From Wikipedia…. Karnataka are a Welsh progressive rock band formed…

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Pyramaze – Epitath – Progressive Metal from Denmark

One of the aspects of Progressive Rock (Prog) I love  is that is an International music genre. This morning I was looking for some new prog to listen to. So I visited the site New Prog Releases and checked for releases from yesterday, Nov 13th. One of the first albums I spotted was Epitaph by Pyramaze. Additionally, the band hails from Denmark – perfect!. I am listening to the album now and enjoying it!  Listening has made me realize I have missed prog! About Pyramaze Pyramaze is a progressive metal band, as previously mentioned,  which hails from Denmark.The band formed…

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Cappadocia A Musical Visit with Jeff Johnson and Phil Keaggy

Cappadocia - Jeff Johnson and Phil Keaggy

Originally posted March 2019 revised and updated May 2026 Along with Timothy Wenzel’s Running Away, Cappadocia by Jeff Johnson and Phil Keaggy has been in my music rotation for several weeks now. Cappadocia is the third recording as a duo for Jeff Johnson and Phil Keagqy. The inspiration for the album is Cappadocia, a visually spectacular area in central Turkey. Christians have regarded Cappadocia and the surrounding area, as a place of great spirituality for several thousand years. About Cappadocia and It’s Impact on Jeff Johnson The colorful soil of Cappadocia has eroded over the millennia leaving steep cliffs and tall rock spires…

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Run Away with Timothy Wenzel’s New Album – Running Away!

Running Away -Timothy Wenzel

Over the last few years, Timothy Wenzel has become one of my favorite New Age Artists. His music is perfect for meditation or my morning or evening yoga. It also just great to have on when I’m reading. The first of Timothy Wenzel’s albums that I listened to was Summon the Wind. You can read what I wrote a about that album here. Next came Distance Horseman,. For that album click here. Timothy’s  2017 was What We Hold Dear, and while I have listened to the album and enjoyed it, I have not written about it. So that leads us to…

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Meg Bowles – Evensong: Canticles for the Earth

Evensong - Meg Bowles Canticles for the Earth

I discovered an album the other night, when I was moving some CDs around. When I first looked at it I thought -what’s this?  Oh it’s probably an advanced copy of a CD that I got to review. I guess I’ll give it a listen. But I bet it’s a vocal album that I really won’t like that much.(I have a tendency to not like new Age female (vocalists sorry ladies)  So I put it in the CD player and then smacked myself up the side of my head when what came out was not vocal,at all, but wonderful ambient…

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Hello and Welcome to A Jazzy, Proggy, New Age Safari.

Hello and Welcome to A Jazzy, Proggy,New Age Safari.  I’m EKReader and I’ll be your guide on this safari. On this Safari we will be exploring the jazz, progressive rock and New Age music genres. Actually you will be joining me several years into the safari. That’s the reason there are so many posts already on this website. I started blogging about the books that I read and the music that I listen to about eight years ago. Initially, I wrote mainly about mysteries and Americana music. After about four years of blogging, I started to explore both the jazz and…

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