Rebecca Kilgore thrives in the recording studio. She has been part of over 50 albums and performs frequently with nearly everyone on the jazz party
It was with his band that she started taking drum lessons in the late 1940s. She began playing drums professionally in the early 1950s and
On September 17, 2021, Paweł Tartanus, singer, banjoist and guitarist died in Warsaw after a long illness. One of the leaders of traditional jazz in
Jazz trumpeter Roy Tate, Jr., died on July 3d of this year, he was 84. He recorded his first album with the Queen City Jazz
Music educator Jim Widner, passed away from a heart attack on October 3rd. He was 75 years old. Primarily a bass player he toured with
Note: These are the abbreviated remembrances that run at the front of the paper. Each of these men earned a longer tribute that can be
A world traveling Australian who has appeared everywhere from Lincoln Center and the Sydney Opera House, to the Davenport, Iowa Bix Fest, Leigh Barker recently
I wasn’t going to review Ted des Plantes’ latest because I’d already covered several of his releases and thought I’d give our other reviewers a
Cats and Dinosaurs books themselves as “The world´s most radical swing band!” They play original trad jazz and swing tunes with feminist and socialist lyrics.
Like many a full generation before him Tony Kieraldo was introduced to ragtime by the movie The Sting. His father, Joe Kieraldo, a jazz fan
REDWOOD COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL (Eureka, CA) Postponed The Redwood Coast Music Festival Board of Directors voted this week to postpone this year’s events due to
Western swing isn’t easy to find these days, the real stuff anyway, and most of it falls heavily on the vintage western side rather than
The Syncopated Times has reviewed more Champian Fulton albums than I can readily count, likely more than any other artist, which is an indication of
In another review this month I mention my 78 record-crate digging style; one part of my process is always to put aside Collins and Harlan
As a collector of 78 RPM records for a quarter century, I have learned to flip through bins with a certain precision, making split second
MIKE’S JAZZ GATHERING (Denver, CO) September 11, 2021 This one day gathering will be in the mile high city with beautiful mountain views. There will
Joyce Prima Ford, Louis Prima’s eldest daughter, died July 23 at 89 years old. Despite her father’s wish that she pursue a life off stage
Colin Bowden, widely regarded as one of the top New Orleans style drummers in Europe died on August 1st. Born in 1932 he began drumming
Popular New York City trumpet player Joey Morant died on July 29th at age 82. He was likely the last musician raised in the Jenkins
Donald M. Marquis passed away on July 29th, he was 88. Like so many in his generation he caught the jazz bug after hearing Louis
