Halloween jazz is hard to find. That’s probably because the explosion of popular Christmas material coincided with jazz ubiquity in the first half of the
Jelly Roll Morton was born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (or Lemott) around September 20, 1890 (he gave his birth year as 1884 on his WWI draft
The Pearly Gates Marching Band is a musical comedy by Dean Norman, who has published cartoons in The Syncopated Times over the years as well
REDWOOD COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL (Eureka, CA) – Oct. 3-6 This year’s festival, which takes place in Eureka, California, boasts seven venues: Hagadone Stage at Eureka
Legendary jazz writer, educator, and archivist Dan Morgenstern died on September 7th; he was 94 years old. He was head of the Institute of Jazz
Bassist/vocalist George French has died at age 80. He was part of the prominent New Orleans musical family. His father was Albert “Papa” French, longtime
The British multi-instrumentalist Graham Lyons died on September 4th, he was 87. He released a 7” single, Jazz Bassoon, in 1967 and recorded with The
25th Annual PENTASTIC HOT JAZZ & MUSIC FESTIVAL (Penticton, BC) – Sept. 6-8 Situated between two lakes in the beautiful Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Pentastic Hot
Don’t let a review where I keep my word count in check fool you. This is a remarkable album from one of our best female
I have felt at times that certain studio releases lacked emotion, the bandleader perhaps concentrating too much on the details when given what they perceive
In a life development I find most amusing I have come to be a regular contributor to what was once well known as the Village
I’m a little too young to have experienced the philanthropic musical phenomenon that was Live Aid. Organized by Bob Geldof in 1985, the iconic charity
If truly obscure, truly early recordings are your pleasure you should subscribe to the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) semi-annual journal. Though their exploration
For the last year, along with an active tour schedule, appearing on recordings for others, and contributing his great column with Jeff Barnhart analyzing choice
Jewel Brown, known most famously for her world tours singing with Louis Armstrong between 1961 and 1968, died on June 25th, she was 86 years
Bob Chmel, a drummer who over decades in music played with the ghost bands of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Les and
Geoff Cole. a British trombonist with a career going back to the 1950s, died on June 25th, he was 90 years old. He was part
BIX BEIDERBECKE JAZZ FESTIVAL (Davenport, IA) – Aug. 1-3 Hot Jazz will return to the Upper Mississippi River next year during the Bix Beiderbecke Jazz
Ed Clute’s relationship with this paper goes back about as far as is possible. He was profiled in our very first issue, our publisher, Andy
Returning to my notes on an album before writing a review I often find more exclamations than insights but sometimes they point me in the
