Welcome to the Bishop O'Dowd Jazz Blog!

Hi there, welcome to the Bishop O'Dowd Jazz Blog! I'm putting up some videos of our recent appearance at the CSUEB Jazz Festival and a video of a young John Mclaughlin playing some amazing guitar with the Johnny Carson tonight show band. Feel free to post your comments. Please keep them clean and supportive. This is a great way to interact and share ideas!
Thanks,
Mr. Randolph

Jazz Band Performing Perdido at CSUEB

Here is a video of us performing Perdido at CSUEB Jazz Festival featuring a smokin' piano solo by Ian Mcardle and some swingin' bass lines by Thomas Semow
(thanks to Joe Omega for the video!)

Jazz Band Performing Canteloupe Island at CSUEB

Here we are performing Herbie Hancock's Canteloupe Island at CSUEB Jazz Festival
complete with great solos by Liam Zarri, Rafi Ronquillo, Ian Mcardle,
and great drumming by Cooper Freeman
(thanks again to Joe Omega for the video)

John Mclaughlin with the Tonight Show Band

Here is an awesome segment of a young John Mclaughlin playing with the Johnny Carson Tonight show band "back in the day"...the man has chops...