Tom Tucker passed away on July 2nd, he was 86. According to his family obituary “his best life began” when after retirement he became a member
Charlie Devore died on September 24th, he was 89. He was part of the reason Minneapolis became a hotbed of New Orleans jazz in the 60s
When you think of the early collectors of 78 rpm records, the guys driving into Appalachia or knocking on doors in rural Mississippi to find
ROSWELL JAZZ FESTIVAL (Roswell, NM) – Oct. 12-16 Founded in 2006, the Roswell Jazz Festival is set to celebrate its 15th year as New Mexico’s
Minnesota based pianist and clarinetist Butch Thompson passed away on August 14th, he was 78. He was most widely known as the house pianist and
24th Annual PENTASTIC HOT JAZZ & MUSIC FESTIVAL (Penticton, BC) – Sept. 9-11 Situated between two lakes in the beautiful Okanagan Valley of British Columbia,
THE BIX BIEDERBECKE JAZZ FEST (Davenport, IA ) Aug 4-6 The 51st Annual Bix Jazz Fest will be held at Rhythm City Casino & Hotel in
Davenport Iowa based bandleader Kenneth R. “Kenny” Paulsen passed away on July 10th, he was 82. He had a career in law enforcement, working for
Scott Yanow is pleased that many people assume that he lives in New York despite being a lifelong resident of the West Coast. It means
16th RAGTIME TO RICHES FESTIVAL (Omaha, NE & Crescent, IA) July 9-10 COME ON IN…THE MUSIC’S FINE! First Central Congregational United Church of Christ, in
Important Australian Jazz Trumpet player Bob Barnard died on May 7th, he was 88. Along with his older brother, drummer Len Barnard, he was integral to the
SCOTT JOPLIN RAGTIME FESTIVAL (Sedalia, MO) – June 1-4th More than 6,000 people attend the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival each June, turning downtown Sedalia into
The Secret Six is the latest hot jazz band to establish itself in New Orleans, joining in the top tier an exciting roster of groups
Woody Guthrie put a now famous copyright notice on his works: “This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal of Copyright #154085, for a period
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OLD-TIME PIANO PLAYING CONTEST & FESTIVAL (Oxford, MS) – May 26-29 Every year over Memorial Day weekend in Oxford, Mississippi, the World Championship
Charlie Halloran is a hard working trombonist central to the post-Katrina traditional jazz revival in New Orleans. He’s a long time member of the Shotgun
The current queen of jazz vocalists, Catherine Russell, is in full glorious form on her eighth album as leader. Her last release, Alone Together, received
Conrad Janis passed away on March 1st, he was 94. Janis began acting with a road company at age 13, did voice work for radio,
JAZZ PENSACOLA’s JazzFest 2022 (Pensacola, FL) — April 2-3 Jazz Pensacola’s JazzFest 2022 is slated for Saturday and Sunday April 2-3 in Seville Square in
A more impressive lineup could not be asked for. Five of the most technically proficient, creative, and expressive jazzmen working today appear together for the
41st annual JAZZ BASH BY THE BAY (Monterey, CA) March 4-6 The 41st annual Jazz Bash By the Bay Monterey takes place March 3-6, 2022,
Guitarist Alex Belhaj is representative of the generation of musicians that have converged on New Orleans in the decade and a half since Hurricane Katrina
