Russ Tarby

Russ Tarby is based in Syracuse NY and has written about jazz for The Syncopated Times, The Syracuse New Times, The Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse (JASS) JazzFax Newsletter, and several other publications.
Avalon-Jazz-Band

Tatiana Gets Dizzy

The Avalon Jazz Band featuring vocalist Tatiana Eva-Marie made its Jazz at Lincoln Center debut May 31, at the renowned Dizzy’s Club, in New York

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Spiegle Willcox (second from left) and Bix Beiderbecke (fourth from left) on the Goldkette band bus in Massachusetts, 1926

Bix, Spiegle Remembered

For decades, they called it the Bix Bash. Since its inception in 1966, hundreds of Dixieland fans flocked to Central New York’s yearly multi-band celebrations

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Chicago Hot Six

Hot Jazz Breaks

They may be named the Chicago Hot Six but the band’s style is sheer New Orleans. “We aim for a very old New Orleans sound,”

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