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
When I was about ten years old, I became the proud possessor of an Edison Diamond Disc phonograph. This was under the objection of my
On July 8, 2017, Annie and the Hedonists appeared at Arrowhead Park in Inlet, New York. The group is a vocal and instrumental quartet consisting
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
I probably don’t state this often enough, but I am most happy when a subscriber, having finished reading an issue of The Syncopated Times, passes
A Note of Clarification To the Editor: I just got around to reading the May issue (June is still waiting—I’m behind!) and found your Bob
Elmhurst College has honored Carl Hilding “Doc” Severinsen with an honorary Doctor of Music degree. The legendary trumpeter and bandleader was presented with the degree
Charles Melvin “Cootie” Williams was born in Mobile, Alabama, on either July 24, 1908 (according to Encyclopedia Britannica) or July 10, 1911 (according to Wikipedia).
This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our July 2017 issue, the most recent event listings can be found in our menu. CLINE WINE
One of the unforeseen side effects of the internet is that everything is made contemporary. For those seeking to commune with the past, one need
This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our June 2017 issue, the most recent roundup can be found in our menu. SCOTT JOPLIN RAGTIME
I was probably the only kid in my grade school who knew about Glen Gray. That precocious enlightenment came about because my father returned one
There were a total of 20 individuals and groups from 13 states and the District of Columbia who were named 2017 Jazz Heroes for their
In January 2016, when I launched The Syncopated Times as Publisher and Editor, I had not gauged the full import of assuming responsibility for every
James Melvin “Jimmie” Lunceford was born June 6, 1902 on a farm near Fulton, Mississippi. His family moved to Oklahoma City before Jimmie was a
Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, better known as Artie Shaw, was born on May 23, 1910 in New York City, but grew up in New Haven, Connecticut.
“Traveling,” said Mme. de Staël, “is a melancholy pleasure.” I’m inclined to concur, despite the chorus of protest that will rise with discordant variations on
Bob Erdos (1930-2017) Traditional jazz lost one of its greatest champions when Bob Erdos passed away on March 25 at the age of 86. Erdos,
On being an Editor It must be a form of cosmic retribution—or what the ill-informed call “karma”—or what the sage denizens of my neighborhood mean
Co-Dependent Baby (Sung to the tune of You Know What) Come, Sweetheart mine— Don’t snort that line, Put away your crack pipe and your airplane
The concert hall experience is by its very nature ephemeral—once the notes drift and reverberate they are remembered only by those in attendance. Sometimes, however,
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eBay once sold me such glories— I placed my bids without care; My house has only three stories And I need to sit down somewhere:
April Fool’s Day came early this year for some of us in the Northeast when every indication of an early Spring was muffled under what
