The Whitley Bay Jazz Festival, held in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the north of England has been well known for many years. Mike Durham, a great devotee
Tuba Skinny’s latest CD entitled Some Kind-a-Shake, contains 14 tracks and is remarkable for four reasons. First, it was recorded at The Living Room Studio
Writing about a new Tuba Skinny album presents a “Rolling Stones” problem. Everyone already knows about the band so there is nothing left to do
The West Coast traditional jazz scene has been gaining steam recently with phenomenal new bands stepping up as many from a previous generation retire. I’m
Joe “King” Oliver’s innovative and influential recordings from 1923 with his Creole Jazz Band are his most famous sessions but he proved to be an
Drummer Benny Amón, who is originally from Davis, California, moved to New Orleans in 2011 and has been an important part of the local scene
Johnny Dodds had such a distinctive style on clarinet in the 1920s, that during his lifetime very few (other than Jimmy O’Bryant) tried to sound
Doctor Jazz magazine from Holland, on their record label, recently compiled two fascinating sets that are filled with music that very few have heard. The
Strange as it seems, there was apparently plenty of rewarding jazz to be heard in Holland during the Nazi occupation of the 1940s despite rather
If you are looking for gentle but musically pure swing albums don’t overlook Enric Peidro. He’s downright prolific, producing several worthy albums of live or
Bryan Wright’s Rivermont label has released many rewarding recordings featuring hot jazz combos, ragtime, and novelty ragtime pianists, bands from the 1920s, and other miscellaneous
Some reviews almost write themselves; this is a prime example. Scott Robinson has produced a CD about his longtime love affair with his 1924 Conn
Who says pizzeria jazz is a thing of the past! Swing 3PO has a regular Sunday gig at Seattle’s Tutta Bella Pizzeria playing for fans
On his sixth album Nick Hempton goes for a swinging organ band sound, with the feel of a late night in a New York jazz
Andy Schumm has made a name for himself in the last decade as the leading cornet player in the style of Bix Beiderbecke- a true
Drew Nugent is well established in the Philadelphia traditional jazz scene where he has performed with his band, The Midnight Society, since co-founding it in
Jimmy Lytell (1904-72) may be a largely forgotten name today but he was quite busy in the 1920s. He was a member of the Original
The 1921 show Shuffle Along was groundbreaking. The first African-American production to be staged on Broadway since 1910, it was the first to feature blacks
Ragtime was largely underground during 1917-72 with short-lived mini-revivals taking place every decade or so until its use in The Sting (1973) resulted in not
Most contemporary piano performances of ragtime from the classic era (roughly 1899-1916) are taken pretty straight with the pianist playing what is included in the
Paul Cosentino grew up in a musical New Jersey family with relatives playing society events and the big band station playing on the radio unless
Promotional Sampler – Syncopation Society by Artists represented by Syncopation Society BerlinSometimes things just fit in perfectly. In this case, Syncopation Society Berlin and The
Konrad Paszkudzki grew up in Australia raised by Polish immigrant parents who encouraged his gift for piano. After beginning a performing career there he moved to
John Bunch (1921-2010) was already in his mid-thirties before he made his first recordings, but he lasted long enough to leave behind a strong musical
