In 1993, when he must have been quite young, Andy Farber met legendary vocalese originator Jon Hendricks and began a long collaboration that included writing
SOUNDS OF MARDI GRAS (Fresno, CA) – Feb. 10-13 2020 The 2022 edition of this festive festival in Fresno kicks off at the Doubletree by
Dick Rippey passed away in the first hour of 2022. He was 88 years old. His remarkable jazz family was profiled in our December 2017
Chet Jaeger of the Night Blooming Jazzmen died on January 4th, he was the best 97 year old cornet player around. His father was a
Terry Teachout died on January 13th, he was 65. He was well known for his biographies of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and H.L. Mencken. He
The Wikipedia entry for Sandra Jaffe reads, in full, “Sandra Jaffe (March 10, 1938 – December 27, 2021) was an American club owner. She founded
Miss Maybell (AKA Lauren Sansaricq) has pursued an old timey musical bug for years but matched with virtuoso pianist Charlie Judkins she has found something
The last two years have made the world smaller, remarkably smaller. The technology to record remotely has matured to the point where remote records are
TUCSON JAZZ FESTIVAL (Tucson, AZ) Jan. 14-23 Primarily an event with individually-ticketed concerts at the historic Fox and Rialto theaters, as well as TCC Music
Back in 2018 I devoted a full column of reviews to albums from female led jazz bands. It was in that search that I discovered
We’ve covered a number of artists in the last several years who have recorded to wax cylinder, usually under the guiding eye of Colin Hancock.
In case someone isn’t familiar with the term, “Backwards Compatible” refers to the ability of a new technology to use material from its predecessor. A
Pianist and composer David Frishberg died on November 17th, he was 88. He was known for witty and often humorous lyrics of a style that
NORTH CAROLINA JAZZ FESTIVAL (Wilmington, NC) Feb. 3-5 One of the oldest Traditional Jazz Festivals in the country, the North Carolina Jazz Festival, will return
One thing I’ve always appreciated from the Three Blind Mice is the sense of humor they bring to their playing. With Sébastien Girardot on bass,
A busy trumpeter on the New York scene, Benny Benack III is also an entertaining vocalist with a voice that, it so happens, is uniquely
The mystery I go on about below has been solved. Their 2021 album, just released, reveals all. I was wrong, as usual, about just about
Fools for Yule is a wonderful Christmas record from the Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet, a remarkable team of vocalists accompanied here by an excellent band.
