Grab Your Candy Jacket
Joe Bebco
January 22, 2019
The Candy Jacket Jazz Band is home to several of today’s West Coast stars of swing led by drummer Josh Collazo. They specialize in original compositions paying
The Candy Jacket Jazz Band is home to several of today’s West Coast stars of swing led by drummer Josh Collazo. They specialize in original compositions paying
Keenan McKenzie is a rising star in North Carolina’s eclectic music scene. He has experience playing with symphonies, musicals, old time, Celtic, soul, and other
Veteran New Orleans clarinetist Dr. Michael White has exclusively performed traditional jazz throughout his career. Early on he was a member of Danny Barker’s Fairview
For the past 30 years, Mosaic has been one of the truly great reissue labels, issuing limited-edition box sets that feature all of the music
Chris Barber has had a remarkably long career. The 86-year old British trombonist first led a trad band in 1953, one that was co-led by
This live recording was made at the famed Village Vanguard. Hersh plays piano accompanied by bassist John Hebert and drummer Eric McPherson. Of the ten
Tropical Swing by a group called Hot Steel & Cool Ukulele is a gentle, friendly, and pleasing set of Hawaiian-inspired music. Hot Steel & Cool
Norbert Susemihl’s Joyful Gumbo – Featuring Chloe Feoranzo & Jason Marsalis by Norbert Susemihl, Chloe Feoranzo, Hans Ingelstam, Jens Kristian Andersen, Jason Marsalis Norbert Susemihl, as
A superior up-and-coming jazz pianist, Kris Tokarski is developing his own style which includes aspects of Jelly Roll Morton, Teddy Wilson, and the top stride
Champions of the West Coast revival scene, the High Sierra Jazz Band has traveled the world playing countless festivals and concerts while holding together the
“After Midnight has its roots buried deep in the Benny Goodman Sextet tradition. Same instrumentation – clarinet, vibraphone, piano, guitar, bass and drums – and
After a period of decline, small-group swing made a major comeback in the mid-1970s with the rise in prominence of tenor-saxophonist Scott Hamilton and cornetist
Dave McKenna (1930-2008) had a piano style that was difficult to resist. When he played hard-swinging pieces, his left hand’s urgent bass lines lifted up
One of the finest clarinetists to emerge from New Orleans and be active in the 1920s, Albert Nicholas (1900-73) worked with King Oliver, Jelly Roll
Trumpeter Oscar Celestin (1884-1954) was part of the New Orleans jazz scene as early as 1906, leading several groups with similar names (the Tuxedo Band,
It is a great time to be alive for early jazz enthusiasts. For decades fans waited for expensive LPs containing rare tracks from the acoustic era to arrive from
Rivermont, under the direction of pianist Bryan Wright, has amassed a very impressive catalog filled with hot jazz, ragtime, stride and rag pianists, historic recordings
Ray Greene, Featuring Dow Brain Tell me the Story of Christmas Underground Records (2018) Ray Greene is a multi-instrumentalist and sought after vocalist. He’s currently the
During the swing era, many of the more jazz-oriented big band leaders enjoyed playing occasional songs with small combos drawn out of their orchestra, a
PETRA VAN NUIS & DENNIS LUXION Petra van Nuis, a subtle and inviting jazz singer who is based in Chicago, often teams up with her
Veteran clarinetist Jim Beatty has had a long and colorful career which he fully outlined in his excellent memoirs Still Ramblin’. A few years ago
Pianist Charlie Johnson (1891-1959) is long forgotten today but he led five record dates during 1927-28 (and one in 1925) that rank with some of
Interestingly, I reviewed a previous two-CD set, Afterwords, exactly one year ago. On receiving this one, my expectations were pleasantly fulfilled. But, first some words
Tex Wyndham has played, studied, and written about Dixieland Jazz for over 50 years. He has won awards for his writing and his bands, the
