Evan Christopher “Craft is not Subjective”
Lew Shaw
August 1, 2017
Haze of Memory Not very much happened of ragtime interest in Sedalia in the years after World War I. The bustling town moseyed along, growing
On July 17, groundbreaking was held for an Educational and Visitors Center across the street from the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens, New
Ricky Riccardi, director of research collections for the Louis Armstrong House Museum and author of What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong’s Later
It occurred to me as I was microwaving my (very) late breakfast of a bean, cheese, and jalapeño burrito, that much offense is taken these
BIX BEIDERBECKE MEMORIAL JAZZ FESTIVAL (Davenport, IA) – Aug. 3-5 The 2017 Bix Festival has a new location: the Rhythm City Casino Resort in north
Jazz history is full of innovators, interpreters, and individualists. The innovators change the way that the music is played and influence both their contemporaries and
You may have noticed last month’s issue of Syncopated Times being perhaps a little lighter in weight. Perhaps you felt like the last edition had
James Andrew Rushing was born in Oklahoma City on August 26, 1901. Born into a musical family, he studied music theory at Oklahoma City’s Douglass
What a Wonderful World August 16 will mark the 50th anniversary of Louis Armstrong recording “What a Wonderful World,” which became his best-loved song. The
To the Editor: Dick Hawk, the Torch Carrier of good jazz in the Midwest passed on a few weeks ago. Dick had employed Lynn Zimmer
RICHARD HAWK, 82, on March 4 from a heart attack in Overland Park, Kansas. A successful entrepreneur who headed numerous ventures in the fields of
Those familiar with my previous reviews of pianist Rossano Sportiello’s CDs already know that I’m among the converted. He’s a classically trained Italian pianist who
Bill Cunliffe is a prolific pianist, composer, and conductor. I am already among the converted, so was excited to see/hear Cunliffe’s newest effort. On most
Hard Times Yield Good
The documentary There’s a
This book explores the
When Banu Gibson formed her New Orleans Hot Jazz group on April 1, 1981 and began gigging with the sextet in the Crescent City, she
While few think of him that way, Johnny Guarnieri (1917-85) was one of the top stride pianists for decades. He had his highest visibility in
The British JSP label’s four-CD set –Head Rag Hop Piano Blues 1925-1960 is overflowing with classic performances. Compiled by Neil Slaven who also wrote the liner
Louis Armstrong amassed a large collection of tapes in his lifetime which are now stored at the Louis Armstrong House Museum. While some of the
Clarinetist George Lewis, who would become one of the most popular of New Orleans jazzmen in the 1950s when he toured the world, was a
WILLIAM MITCHELL, 94, on June 29 in Placenta, California after suffering multiple injuries from a recent fall. A stellar ragtime pianist since 1950, he had
KAREN MELTON, 73, on June 29 in St, Louis, MO following a series of debilitating strokes. A diploma graduate of the Research Hospital School of
BIRCHALL SMITH, 90, on June 28 in Morgan Hill, Californa. While an undergraduate at Purdue University in 1947, was co-founder and the cornetist of the
GERI ALLEN, 60, on June 27 from cancer in Philadelphia. A pianist/composer/educator, she was a Guggenheim Fellow and Director of Jazz Studies at the University
MICHAEL REILLY, 67, from cancer on May 26 in Danville, Calif. Originally from Chicago, he had a long and varied career that took him from
RICHARD HAWK, 82, on March 4 from a heart attack in Overland Park, Kansas. A successful entrepreneur who headed numerous ventures in the fields of
Vol.2, No.8 August 2017
Evan Christopher: Traveling the Clarinet Road, by Lew Shaw
The Essential Louis Armstrong, by Ricky Riccardi
Armstrong House Museum in Transition, by Lew Shaw
Veronica Swift Swings the Rochester Jazz Fest, by John Herr
Jazz Birthday of the Month: Jimmy Rushing, illustration by Gary Price
Static from my Attic: Appropriation, with Due Respect, by Andy Senior
Jazz Jottings, by Lew Shaw
Profiles in Jazz: Henry “Red” Allen, By Scott Yanow
Blowing off the Dust: How Sedalia became the Birthplace of Ragtime, by Larry Melton
Jazz Travels: CD Releases parties for Bria Skonberg and the Anderson Twins, By Bill Hoffman
Reader’s Correspondence: Remembering Dick Hawk, TST
Final Chorus, compiled by Lew Shaw
Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys, concert review by Harvey Barkan
An Unfortunate Twist at Tanglewood, concert review by Eli Newberger
Nights at the Turntable, CD reviews by Scott Yanow
The Syncopated Bookshelf: Spirits Rejoice! reviewed by F. Norman Vickers
“There’s a Future in the Past”, DVD review by Lew Shaw
CD Reviews by F. Norman Vickers
The Professor is IN: How to be “That Guy”, by Adrian Cunningham
History in a Modern Picture Frame (1912) a cartoon by Rube Goldberg
Cakewalkin’ Jass Band Celebrates 50th, Press Release
Annie and the Hedonists, photo by Steve Birkeland
JazzSea Update: July 21, 2017, by Carol and Bob Neumann
Blue Ridge Ragtime Festival Debuts in October, by Andy Senior
Non-Profit Seeks to Save Hermann’s Jazz Club, by Lew Shaw
A Diamond (Disc) as Big as the Ritz, by Andy Senior
