A Bird in a Cage Making Minimum Wage
Andy Senior
January 1, 2018
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
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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
The New Wonders, a septet led by cornetist Mike Davis (featured on the cover of our November 2017 issue), have unofficially released their first self-titled
During the season in which I write this, it is almost impossible to avoid Charles Dickens’ inky thumbprint on our culture. There is a pervasive
This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our January 2018 issue, the most recent roundup can be found by clicking Events on the menu.
Renowned pop and jazz vocalist Keely Smith, died on December 16, 2017, in Palm Springs, California. Her passing at age 89 was due to “apparent
This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our December 2017 issue, the most recent roundup can be found under “Events” on the menu. TUCSON
In the spring of 1973, one could not turn on a radio without the voices of Tony Orlando and Dawn emerging from it, singing “Tie
I am old enough to remember when the prospect of having one’s mouth washed out with soap was a credible threat. Not that such a
James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr., was born in Cuthbert, Georgia, on December 18, 1897. His parents were both educators, and his mother gave him and
– Not Shellac? Alack! – To the Editor: You mentioned Diamond Discs recently (“A Diamond Disc as Big as the Ritz,” August 2017) and wrote
On the cover of the October issue of The Syncopated Times, we published a reminder for musicians and other readers that they had six weeks
The last Moldye Figge? To the Editor: I read the letter from Lawrence Cannon (Readers’ Correspondence, October 2017) and realized that he is a grouch,
This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our November 2017 issue, the most recent roundup can be found in our menu under Events. ARIZONA
Note: Since this was written we have obviously launched an online edition, you’re reading it… we still think you should get yourself a physical copy,
Pianist-vocalist Champian Fulton’s new release, Christmas with Champian is a Jazz Christmas album that actually swings. Champian here offers us a charming program of her
Pianist Ed Clute, whose profile appeared in the first issue of The Syncopated Times, has just released A Summer Night’s Magic, his first CD for
I direct your attention to Champian Fulton’s album with Scott Hamilton titled The Things We Did Last Summer, released on Blau Records. Reedman Scott Hamilton
I don’t find anything especially remarkable about coincidences, except that they seem to happen all the time. Mostly, they occur, are briefly noted, and then
Edward Otha South was born in Louisiana, Missouri, on November 27, 1904. His family relocated to Chicago while Eddie was a child, and there his
When I think of some of the acts that are chosen to perform at certain jazz festivals, I cannot help but hear the persistent voice
Catherine Annette Hanshaw was born October 18, 1901, in New York City. Born into a relatively well-to-do family, she sang at hotels owned by her
Related: Affordable Care Act 2018 Deadline Clarification for Musicians (and Others) Jazz musicians, whose occupation requires that they spend much of their time in traveling, are
—Andy Senior (July 20, 1994) Road Raisins—Oh, how I love ’em! Road Raisins—I gotta have ’em! I pick ’em up in the road— I’m not
