Hendrik Meurkens

Connecticut's new bottle and can redemption law has unintended consequences, business owners say The law is meant to address CT's problem with cross-border fraud, in which people from other states bring in their empty cans and bottles to take advantage of the 10-cent redemption system.

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I was just told that I was listed in the 'In Memoriam' section at the Jazz Foundation of America Gala last night.
Not yet. I am alive and well.
Meurks Lives!

Nice.

Yes, but we could cry together if you were here...😁

Today I listened to Billie Holiday on the radio, it was her 110th birthday. A whole hour of Lady Day....

Why this post? Because, even as Trump and his capos are trying to destroy the USA, there is still enough here to love. It is the birthplace of Jazz, and it will still be here when Trump is gone.

Next Week: The World's Tallest Harmonica Player......

Nice one!

I want Cory Booker's bladder.

#corybooker

My Romance, done Brazilian style - live @ Smalls Jazz Club, New York.

#jazz #vibes #vibraphone

If you ever find yourself forced to involuntarily attend a harmonica performance, these easy steps will shield you from the sound.

#harmonica

For My Lady - at the Blue Note NY, with Brian Charette, Paul Bollenback and Jason Tiemann.

Trump and Elon Musk discussing the final details of their global takeover in secrecy.

#Trump #elonmusk

Is resigning really the best way to fight the coup? If all the moderates and career professionals resign, they will be replaced by MAGA minions. There must be another way.

We are in as much trouble as the country I left 33 years ago was in 1933. Those who ignore the lessons of history have to live with the consequences of their ignorance. Democracy is for grown-ups.

The Shadow Of Your Smile - live at Cellar Dog in New York.

#jazz #jazzvibes #newyork #vibraphone

My tune "Meurks' Mood" - live at Smalls Jazz Club. This is the classic Hard Bop sound of tenor and harmonica.
When Art Blakey couldn't find a decent harmonica player in the early 50s for the Jazz Messengers, he reluctantly settled for the trumpet. The rest is history....

#jazz #harmonica #bebop

Vibes solo on I Can't Get Started - Live at Smalls Jazz with the Samba Jazz Club.

#Jazz #vibes #jazzvibes #vibraphone

The Back Bay Boppers!
My band with Tonight Show tenor player Ralph Moore. History was made.... 😊😊😊

My song Samba Tonto, performed Irina Zubareva and her band, featuring the late great Anthony Pinciotti, who sounded great on everything!

#jazz #samba #sambajazz #bossanova

The Burton Grip......taking pictures for a new student. I told him to expect severe bodily pain, an instant drop in self esteem, and questioning of all values his parents taught him. All can be avoided by sticking to two mallets. I call it the Meurkens Method.

#jazz #vibraphone#fourmallets

A little bit of Michel Legrand's The Summer Knows, with Kent Hewitt, Joe Fitzgerald and Ben Bilello. Live at the very cool The Side Door Jazz Club.

#jazz #michellegrand #harmonica

A couple of vibes chorusses from the last gig at Smalls Jazz Club, with Steve Ash, Nick Hempton, Chris Berger and Steve Johns.

#jazz #vibes #jazzvibes #vibraphone

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Gulf of America.....why stop there. New York can become Melanopolis, LA Donville, Chicago Vanceburg, there's the Trumpic Ocean, Trumpartica, Mount Trumperest....this is not the time to be humble.

When the Nazis came to power, some companies in Germany continued to do business with them. The stain never wore off. Whatever they tried, the damage was done.

And now Amazon, Tesla and Meta will have to live with what future generations associate with their brand names.

F-minor is a great key for the harmonica! Here is my solo on "Estate" from the Live at Bird's Eye album. F-minor rocks!

#jazz #harmonica