From Jesse: Hello everyone! This is a blog started by me (Jesse) and my dad (James). We both love progressive music of all varieties, so we’re creating this blog to voice our thoughts on our favorite music.
My dad has been listening to jazz his whole life, and that means I’ve been, too. It created a love of experimental music in me that came back around when my music tastes became jazz-infused, leading to progressive subgenres. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!
Today, we hope to create this blog and share our passions with the world; highlighting both discovery of the new and celebration of music as old as the Blues!
From James: Yes, welcome to The Necessary Blues! Our goal here is to dive into music that we believe is essential, but that you may not have heard before. There is so much great music in the world but much of it will disappear from our ears without a guide to light the way. We hope that by sharing our passion we can spread some of the beauty and wisdom created by these great musicians.
Why The Necessary Blues? This blog is not really about the Blues at all – at least not the musical form called the Blues. Instead, our focus is on the essence of “The Blues” – music that has the same urgency, the language of expression and flexibility to convey individual identity. Our focus is on experimental and progressive music that has been overlooked or forgotten and share the qualities that make this music essential. Not all Blues here, but all The Necessary Blues!
Jesse Koblin and James Koblin