NOLA’s Joplin Parnell: Living the Dream in London
Dave Doyle
July 31, 2023
The “ragtime revival” started with Wally Rose’s surprise hit recording, in December 1941, of George Botsford’s “Black And White Rag.” At that time, there was
When I wrote about last year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival, I noted the dearth of old-timey acts compared with its soul, pop, and fusion-oriented headliners. Well
Richard Berry is a fine musician and has performed at many ragtime events since the 1980s. In addition to his musical talent however, Rich has
The New Orleans’ street-sensation Tuba Skinny took the Amazon Main Stage Saturday, June 24 under rainy skies at the at the 37th edition of the
Introduction Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow was a jazz musician/marijuana seller and author (with writer Bernard Wolfe) of a singular autobiography, Really The Blues. The book, set
Jean Goldkette and Roger Wolfe Kahn were significant bandleaders in the late 1920s and, although they quite possibly never met, they had a few things
Jeff Barnhart: Hal, this month we’re concluding our discussion of the music produced by violinist Clifford Hayes and Co. Starting as the Dixieland Jug Blowers,
Just after I submitted the last piece on Jacob Silberberg, within a few days I did some more research and discovered much more on him.
For the next year I will be blowing the dust off stories of the first Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival held in Sedalia, MO, July 25-27,
A late June surprise for me brought Mike Davis (cornet) from New York to our local Century Room at the Hotel Congress in downtown Tucson.
I’m aware that this will be the second month in a row I’m dwelling on dear ones who, to quote Sondheim, “leave you halfway through
Jazz musicians are a mischievous bunch. I doubt that’s a surprise to any of you, as the history books are filled with stories of pranks
I normally don’t report on one-off concerts I attend, on the theory that (1) it’s in the past and may not ever be repeated, and/or
Benny Carter was born Bennett Lester Carter on August 8, 1907, in New York City. Benny’s mother taught him the basics of music on the
I met Christina Pepper (Austin) at this year’s Scott Joplin Festival in Sedalia, Missouri, and was deeply impressed by both her playing and her symposium
Audience Rapport Friday Harbor, WA is a lovely village on the waterfront in the San Juan Islands in Puget Sound. NGJB was playing a festival
John Stark began publishing Scott Joplin’s compositions, he sought out other composers who wrote in the Classic Ragtime style, In St. Louis, Stark found Artie
Even though the Long Intermission is finally over (or we’ve just decided to go on with our lives after three years of hiding behind masks
20th EVERGREEN JAZZ FESTIVAL (Evergreen, CO) – July 28-30 The 20th Evergreen Jazz Festival is set for July 28, 29, and 30. Known for its
As I read Andy Senior’s February 2023 “Static in My Attic” column where he recounted pushback he’d received on the need to save trad jazz,
TST: Gary, your previous books were about American history but The Tunesmith is a book about your grandfather. It’s so different from your other books.
For some time now I have been wanting to write about the prodigious work of Bill Edwards of Ashburn, Virginia. (However, I learned he had
That banjo player I spoke of previously was also in the wars again when his son was getting married. He wanted to book us to
When it was formed in 1984, the Madison Jazz Society had as its mission, “…encourage the performance of and education about jazz.” In 2021, it
Vol.8, No.8 August 2023
NOLA’s Joplin Parnell: Living the Dream in London, byDave Doyle
Max Morath and the 1941-2023 Ragtime Revival, by Tex Wyndham
Trad Jazz in Maine: From Desert to Oasis, by Terri Bruce
NOLA’s Tuba Skinny Stomps in the Rain in Syracuse, by Russ Tarby
Jazz in the UK: Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2023, by Dave Doyle
M.K. Jerome & the James Taylor – Katnip Kollege Connection, by Gary May
Jazz Birthday of the Month: Benny Carter, illustration by Joe Busam
Static from my Attic, by Andy Senior
Jazz Travels: Tuba Skinny in Upstate NY, by Bill Hoffman
My Inspirations: Bookends, by Jeff Barnhart
The Professor is IN: Bad Moon Rising, by Adrian Cunningham
Ragtime Vignettes: Christina Pepper, by Brandon Byrne
Quarter Notes: Live From New York…It’s Mike Davis!, by Shelly Gallichio
The Enigma and Tragedy of Jacob Silberberg, by R.S. Baker
Festival Roundup, compiled by Joe Bebco
Rudiments of Ragtime: Inst. Eight – Artie Matthews, by Larry Melton
Profiles in Jazz: Jean Goldkette & Roger Wolfe Kahn, by Scott Yanow
Blowing off the Dust: Three Cent Donation, by Larry Melton
It Wasn’t Just the Music, by Phil Crumley
Ain’t Cha Got Music: Clifford Hayes Part 3, by Jeff Barnhart & Hal Smith
Final Chorus, compiled by Joe Bebco
Madison Jazz Society Holds Final Concert & Celebration
Weird Gigs I Have Known: Shivaree Stomp, by Burt Thompson
Mezz Mezzrow and the Disciples of Swing, by Steve Provizer
Bill Edwards Explores Honky-Tonk Piano, by Larry Melton
Richard Berry: Capturing Images of Ragtime, Larry Melton
Doyle’s Discs, CD reviews by Dave Doyle
Nights at the Turntable, CD reviews by Scott Yanow
Off the Beaten Tracks, CD reviews by Joe Bebco
