Glenn Crytzer: Composing the New Classics
Andy Senior
August 1, 2016
‘Seismic’ blues singer raises the Yerba Buena Stompers to new heights Why does Ida sing the blues? It’s like asking why the moon glows, and
Can free and paid jazz compliment each other or do they contradict the purpose of a jazz festival? With non-paying audiences five times larger than
Right around the mid 20th century mark, the Buffalo Public School System decided to include, as part of its comprehensive Physical Education Program, a course
The Riverside Jazz Party, hosted by Jeff and Carol Loehr, took place over the weekend of June 3-5, 2016 in Boise, Idaho. In the words
Once again, as has been tradition for the last 35 years, the melodious strains of Ragtime music reigned across the tiny town of Sedalia, Missouri
When Alida and Pieter Meijers first came to the United States from The Netherlands in 1968, they expected to stay only a year while Pieter
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I had heard good things about America’s Classic Jazz Festival in Lacey, WA, but living on the other side of the country, I had never
Even when writing about a topic as delightful and congenial as early jazz, it’s quite impossible to avoid controversy. To be fair, just about everyone
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Weldon Leo “Jack” Teagarden was born in Vernon, Texas on August 20, 1905. Jack grew up in a musical household; his mother taught piano and
Much has been said amongst band leaders about playing for dancers, and swing dancing itself has been the entry point for quite a few band
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In 1986, a group of Northeast Ohio jazz fans
I no longer write poetry Because I was caught
I doubt that it was ever actually true that
Sufficient funds have been raised to begin work in
Come August 20th, longtime staff writer Cam Miller will
Veteran clarinetist Ted Borodofsky, in the liner notes to
Several years ago, singer Alex Mendham realized his long-time
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band is rightfully one of
A fixture on the New York jazz scene since
This is the third CD by the PsychoAcoustic Orchestra
Considering his stature as one of the top swing-oriented
Vol.1, No.7 August 2016
Glenn Crytzer: Composing the New Classics, by Andy Senior
Ida Blue: Brooklyn’s Boss of the Blues, by Russ Tarby
Happy 90th Birthday, Cam Miller!, by Lew Shaw
Free Jazz vs Paid Jazz: Does it Work?, by Van D. Young
Alida Meijers: Cruising to Jazz, by Lew Shaw
The Agony of De Feet, by Ross Konikoff
Loehrs’ Idaho Jazz Party Proves Rousing Success, by Andy Senior
Ragtime Resounds in America’s Heartland, by Brian Holland
Jazz Birthday of the Month: Jack Teagarden, illustration by Gary Price
Static From My Attic: Moldy Fig, Go Home!, by Andy Senior
Jazz Jottings, by Lew Shaw
The Professor is IN: Guide to Interacting with a Jazz Musician, by Adrian Cunningham
Jazz Travels: Olympia Jazz Festival, by Bill Hoffman
Festival Roundup, compiled by Russ Tarby
The Swing’s the Thing, by Randi Cee
Fun With Notes: The PsychoAcoustic Orchestra, review by F. Norman Vickers
Nights at the Turntable, by CD reviews by Scott Yanow
The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe, reviewed by F. Norman Vickers
Funds Raised to Rehab Eagle Saloon, by Lew Shaw
AZ Festival Dedicated to Recording Engineer, by Lew Shaw
Grugelfest ’16 Dedicated to Sister Jean Huling, by Sally Lukasik
Big Bands in Midtown Manhattan, by Russ Tarby
Why Do We “Syncopate?”, by Jean Kittrell
“Probation” (poem), by Andy Senior
“Wanna Be a Writer?”, by Andy Senior
