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June 2019

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David Thomas Roberts’ Ragtime Transcendence

David Thomas Roberts

Features

Norma Miller, The Queen of Swing Remembered

Norma Miller in 2015 (photo by Frank Hoensch)

The Jazz Queens Usurped by Their Male Contemporaries

blanche calloway

A Brief History of the Cline Wine & Jazz Festival

A Brief History of the Cline Wine & Jazz Festival

The Well-Dressed Gentlemen of Jaunty Anglo-Jazz

The Well-Dressed Gentlemen of Jaunty Anglo-Jazz

Fate Marable, Louis Armstrong, and the Big River

Fate Marable's New Orleans band featuring Louis Armstrong

Summer 2019 Guide to Hot Jazz Events in New York

Jazz Age Lawn Party Dancers

When Bobby Hutcherson Met Railroad Bill

Railroad Bill

News

Olympia Jazz Festival Names New Director, Will Host Bert Barr Tribute and Last Uptown Lowdown Concert

Olympia Jazz Festival Names New Director, Will Host Bert Barr Tribute and Last Uptown Lowdown Concert

First of its Kind Hot Jazz Frolic to be Held at Caramoor

First of its Kind Hot Jazz Frolic to be Held at Caramoor

High Sierra Says Farewell at Three Rivers Jazzaffair

High Sierra playing their last ever set on April 14, 2019, at Jazzaffair.

2019 Elkhart Jazz Festival Preview: June 21-23

Elkhart Jazz Festival Ad

The Final Chorus

Sol Yaged, New York Clarinetist, has passed at 96

Sol Yaged, New York Clarinetist, has passed at 96

Chris Albertson, Biographer of Bessie Smith dies at 87

Chris Albertson

Chuck Cecil, Host of “The Swingin’ Years”, has Died at 97

Chuck Cecil Radio Host

Doris Day, Legendary Actress and Singer dead at 97

Doris Day, Legendary Actress and Singer dead at 97

Columns

Jazz Birthday

Adrian Rollini

Adrian Rollini cartoon

The Professor is IN

The Art of the Vibe

Illustration by Frank Page www.bobthesquirrel.com

Profiles in Jazz

Harry James: Profiles in Jazz

Frank Sinatra and Harry James

Quarter Notes

From the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

From the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Static From My Attic

Never Mind the Epaulets

Never Mind the Epaulets

Jazz Travels

From the 2019 French Quarter Festival

Hal Smith’s On the Levee Jazz Band performs on Bourbon Street at the 2019 French Quarter Festival in New Orleans. From left, Clint Baker, Joshua Gouzy, Ben Polcer, Hal Smith, Joe Goldberg, Alex Belhaj, and Kris Tokarski. Photo by Megan Gouzy; courtesy Hal Smith

Festival Roundup

The Festival Roundup June 2019

Randi Cee

My Right Foot – Part One

My Right Foot - Part One

Blowing off the Dust

Yes, They All Played Ragtime Is Still Relevant Today

Yes, They All Played Ragtime Is Still Relevant Today

Reviews

Movie Review

Bolden, an in Depth Review

Gary Carr as Buddy Bolden and Ian McShane as Judge Perry

Concert Review

Gene Yevich Memorial Concert Celebrates Louis Armstrong

Wycliffe Gordon slide trumpet Scranton May 10 2019 John Herr

Off The Beaten Tracks

Annie and the Hedonists Bring It On Home

Annie and the Hedonists Bring It On Home

Jonathan Ng: Dreaming On My Feet

Jonathan Ng Dreaming on my Feet

Alex Owen and the Messy Cookers Jazz Band Get Out and Get Under the Moon

Alex Owen and the Messy Cookers Jazz Band get out and get under the moon album cover

The Chicago Cellar Boys Busy ‘Til Eleven

The Chicago Cellar Boys Busy 'Til Eleven

Bolden Original Soundtrack by Wynton Marsalis: It’s Good!

Boldon-Soundtrack-Cover

Smoking Time Jazz Club Contrapuntal Stomp

Smoking Time Jazz Club Contrapuntal Stomp

Nights At The Turntable

Phil Napoleon’s Memphis Blues: The Marine Corps Transcriptions Volume One

Phil Napoleon's Memphis Blues: The Marine Corps Transcriptions Volume One

Jack Teagarden/Earl Hines All Stars At The Olympia Theatre Paris

Jack Teagarden/Earl Hines All Stars At The Olympia Theatre Paris

Bob Wallis and his Storyville Jazzmen

Bob Wallis and his Storyville Jazzmen

Jimmie Noone Apex Blues

Jimmie Noone Apex Blues Decca

Jill Corey: Let’s Go To Town

Jill Corey: Let’s Go To Town

The Complete Ziggy Elman 1947-52

Boppin With Zig

Lars Edegran’s Palm Court Jazz All Stars- Hello Dolly

Palm Court Jazz All Stars Hello Dolly Album Cover

Table of Contents

Lars Edegran’s Palm Court Jazz All Stars- Hello Dolly

Vol.4, No.6 June 2019

Features

David Thomas Roberts’ Ragtime Transcendence, by Larry Melton 

The Cline Wine & Jazz Festival: A Brief History, by Ken Keeler

Norma Miller, “Queen of Swing,” Dies at 99, by Bobby White

The Jazz Queens Usurped by Their Male Contemporaries, by Dave Doyle

When Bobby Hutcherson Met Railroad Bill, by F. Norman Vickers

Louis Armstrong and The Big River, by Stephen Provizer

The Well-Dressed Gentlemen of Jaunty Anglo-Jazz, by Dave Doyle 

 

News

America’s Classic Jazz Festival Names New Director, by Joe Bebco

Hot Syncopation Comes to Caramoor, by Joe Bebco

Other New York Area Events, by Joe Bebco 

High Sierra Says Farewell at Three Rivers Jazzaffair, by Shonda Croly 

Columns

Jazz Birthday of the Month: Adrian Rollini, illustration by Frank Page 

Static from my Attic, by Andy Senior 

Final Chorus, compiled by Joe Bebco 

Jazz Jottings: A Reordering of Priorities, by Lew Shaw 

Profiles in Jazz: Harry James, by Scott Yanow 

Blowing off the Dust: Yes, TAPR Is Still Relevant, by Larry Melton 

Quarter Notes: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest, by Shelly Gallichio 

Festival Roundup

The Professor is IN: The Art of the Vibe, by Adrian Cunningham 

My Right Foot – Part One, by Randi Cee 

Jazz Travels: The French Quarter Festival, by Bill Hoffman

Reviews

The Syncopated Cinema: Bolden, by Stephen Provizer 

Nights at the Turntable, CD reviews by Scott Yanow 

Bolden Soundtrack by Wynton Marsalis: It’s Good!, by Joe Bebco 

Off the Beaten Tracks, CD reviews by Joe Bebco 

Concert Review: Gene Yevich Memorial Concert, by Bill Hoffman 

 

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