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.

Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth

Russ Tarby February 1, 2016

We’ve all heard her, but do any of us really know her? Published last year in celebration of the centenary of Billie Holiday’s birth, John

Allred & Bertini Live & Unplugged

Russ Tarby February 1, 2016

If pure, passionate and powerful horn-playing is your cup of tea, you owe yourself a big gulp of Live & Unplugged featuring Orlando-based trumpeter Charlie

Jazz Tales from Jazz Legends

Russ Tarby February 1, 2016

Jazz Tales from Jazz Legends, a new book by Monk Rowe, the Joe Williams Director of the Hamilton College Jazz Archive, distills an oral history

Russ Tarby

Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth

Allred & Bertini Live & Unplugged

Jazz Tales from Jazz Legends

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