Certain matters of local pride in a community invariably become annoyances to particular members of that community. Twenty years ago we bought a delightful Victorian
The Algorithm Is No Friend To the Editor: July is a great issue. For starters, there was the always reliable and insightful Scott Yanow’s profile
Ivie Marie Anderson was born July 10, 1904, most likely in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, though she grew up in Gilroy, California. Ivie studied at St.Mary’s
(Related Story: Hot Jazz Saturday Night Cancelled) Most of my life I have been fascinated with radio. My childhood, of course, was dominated by television—because
Lemuel Eugene Lucas was born in Gainesville, Texas, on June 24, 1900. Early on, his mother Belle, divorced Eugene’s father, Nova Lucas. She shortly thereafter
It may indicate a distinctly unbusinesslike attitude, but I regard picking up the telephone receiver to make a call with the same enthusiasm I’d muster
Discs and Discoveries To the Editor: Your May issue got me to listen to Bria Skonberg and Andy Schumm—both for the first, but certainly not
Orie Frank Trumbauer was born on May 30, 1901, in Carbondale, Illinois. The family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where Frank’s mother directed theater orchestras.
Perhaps it is just my Inner Reactionary talking, but some days I find very little that is delightful about the internet, or (as I am
This Is What We Do To the Editor: The enclosed check for $100 should be allocated – $55 for a two year renewal of my
On March 1, Andrew Greene, director of the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra, announced the acquisition of the Johnny Maddox Orchestra Collection. The orchestra, based in
Reedman Ken Peplowski is a virtuosic clarinet and sax player who has notably enlivened his jazz gigs with his wry humor. But what Ken has
There is a song, whose title I dare not quote lest I incur the wrath of the copyright holders, that states something to the effect
REDWOOD COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL (Eureka, CA) – April 5-8 The Northern California city of Eureka sits amid towering redwood forests south of Arcata Bay, 275
When it comes to creating famous quotes that are destined to be repeated generation after generation, Brian Holland says his father was no Mark Twain.
This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our March 2018 issue, the current Roundup can be found in our menu under “Events” JAZZ BASH
When I began publishing The Syncopated Times in February 2016, I stated my determination to reach out beyond the arbitrary borders of this country to
A solitary trooper Was cruising one fine day And saw a driver pitch Headlong into a ditch; The cop investigated And to his great surprise
This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our February 2018 issue, the Roundup for the current month can be found in the site menu.
Each month when I begin work on the following month’s issue of The Syncopated Times I often think of Sisyphus, king of Ephyra, condemned for
Mildred Eleanor Rinker was born February 16, 1900 (according to researcher Albert Haim), in Tekoa, Washington. Her mother, Josephine, was a member of the Coeur
Mere days after the announcement of the permanent cancellation of America’s Classic Jazz Festival in Lacey, Washington [Editors note: It made a comeback in 2019],
Try this on your piano: It was at a drive-through I met her— She caught me quite by surprise; Her voice through the speaker came
Bulee “Slim” Gaillard was born on January 4, 1916 in Detroit, Michigan—according to some sources. Other sources (including Gaillard himself) indicate that he was born
