Just 'JAZZ' By The Way.

The African-americans began it ( one of the reasons why I love them) and then revolutionised it . Since then it has become an indespensible part of popular music .

The actual definition of 'jazz' is still unknown. Various debates have ranged in the wide musical communities concerning the real meaning of the term.

To me , its music thats smooth. Its as smooth as Glenfiddich . Its subtle and pleasing. Its what your ear needs to calm your mind down.

Jazz has been categorized into various forms . Unless you are a musical purist , the sound that leaves the saxophone,clarinet or the flute is what really matters.

From Thelonious Monk's strange but effective way of playing the piano to Dizzy Gillespie's pouched cheeks , from Louis Armstrong's incredible expressions to Ella Fitzgerald's childish enthusiasm , from Duke Ellington's 'swing' to King Miles Davis' melodies , jazz has captivated and fascinated me .

The beauty is , sometimes , it lacks words but not soul . Its unconventional . It grows on you.

Today's Music is so crass,drug-riddled, loud , pompous , flamboyant , ostentatious and lacks ingenuity. I read an article on 'How modernity has isolated us as individuals' and the journalist ended the article by quoting lyrics from 'Times they are-a changin' by Dylan . I highly doubt if Lady Gaga's lyrics will be used as reference. Lady GAGA in Not Music , Vienna Teng is . Lady Gaga is not even a musician , she's a nudist! I'm sure Sir Elton John must be beating David Furnish at night whenever he hears Justin Bieber's 'baby' . However , there are a plethora of good musicians in this era - apart from the household names - Portishead , The Black Keys , Morcheeba , Adele , Ben Folds , Ben Harper , Colbie Caillat , Damien Rice , Finger Eleven , Franz Ferdinand , Jack Johnson , Katie Melua , Queensryche , Razorlight , Silversuns Pickups and Vienna Teng.

Today's musicians seek on commercializing their music rather than enhancing its meaning .

From record companies to music promoters , its become a vicious circle.

So , If you are terribly hungover from last night and you involuntarily proceed to youtube.com

, Please , AVOID typing Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga but go for Miles Davis, John Coltrane , Dizzy Gillespie , Ella Fitzgerald , Louis Armstrong , Duke Ellington , Billie holiday , Sarah Vaughan etc and you will be transcended into a new world devoid that hangover!

On the eve of one of Britain's favourite sons' birthday , I'd like to pay tribute to Roger Daltry and THE WHO .

They rose to prominence in The Golden Era of the music . THE WHO , still , remain one of the greatest bands ever .

Roger daltry had that refined rock-n-roll voice , Pete Townshend , who could , literally, blow you away with his quite scary guitar skills and Keith MOON , possibly , the greatest drummer ever .

The who glamourised the now famous ' instrument breakage' on stage . They were brilliant when live with energy levels like that of athletes on nandrolone.

They gave us cult songs like ''baba o'riley'' , '' My generation '' , ''wont get fooled again '' which will remain timeless classics .

VH1 voted their Album cover of 'WHO'S NEXT ' as the greatest ever . It is controversial , hilarious , arrogant to say the least . You have to find out for yourself if you want to know what I'm talking about .

The Who are an influential band whose music is often used in American drama series CSI .

With music spanning over 4 decades , THE WHO have contributed to the music industry as much as any other band . They still actively perform at charities and super-bowls.

Last but not the least , Roger Daltry is a Massive ARSENAL fan .