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This album could have fell through the cracks. On first glance at the attractive album art by Stephen Lack, it looks like many albums I
Hal Smith, the drummer, author, producer, and current elder statesman of trad jazz is due for a column highlighting his amazing series of albums focused
Reviewing these three albums is the first time I’ve had the chance to really listen to the Brian Holland/Danny Coots combo. I’ve put their names
Bill Logozzo, leader of the Heartbeat Dixieland Jazz Band in Connecticut, passed away on March 10th. He was 86. He took up drums at 45
Donald Heneberry passed away on April 9th. He was 93. At high school and college dances, he sang two part harmony with his twin brother
50th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OLD-TIME PIANO PLAYING CONTEST & FESTIVAL (Oxford, MS) – May 23-26 Every year over Memorial Day weekend in Oxford, Mississippi, the World
JAZZ PENSACOLA JAZZFEST (Pensacola, FL) – April 6-7 The 41st Annual Pensacola JazzFest will be April 6-7, 2024, at Seville Square in historic downtown Pensacola.
Well known Seattle saxophonist Bill Ramsay died on March 3rd, he was 95. He was a founding member of the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra in
Prominent New Orleans drummer Kerry “Fatman” Hunter was killed by a drunk driver while walking near the corner of Claiborne and Elysian Fields on Mardi
Steve Lawrence, of Steve & Eydie, has died at 88. The son of a Jewish cantor his own professional singing career began when we was
42nd annual JAZZ BASH BY THE BAY (Monterey, CA) March 1-3, 2024 The 42nd annual Jazz Bash By the Bay Monterey takes place March 3-5,
I have read praise for cornetist and trumpet player Malo Mazurié for years and have enjoyed listening deeply for him in several groups where he
This album got lost in the shuffle, many of my notes date back a full year and I needed to refamiliarize myself with many of
This album extends outside of our normal range at TST, but I see Tom Rigney’s zydeco band scheduled at nearly every festival and I think
It has been a few years since I last reviewed an album of Golden Age jazz. The peak of which in my reckoning being that
Trombonist Bill Allred died on February 1st at 87. He was one of the largest figures of his generation in classic jazz and leaves a
When Royce Martin’s profile ran on our cover in December we received a thank you from an accomplished musician in her 40s, the unspoken implication
I have been curious about this album for nearly as long as I have been with this paper. We launched in 2016 with me as
NORTH CAROLINA JAZZ FESTIVAL (Wilmington, NC) – Feb. 1-4 Wilmington gives a warm welcome to all of the jazz lovers attending our 43rd North Carolina
