Reader’s Correspondence: September 2025
Syncopated Times
August 31, 2025
Over the Moon about “Under the Moon” To the Editor: I very much enjoyed reading “Get Out and Get Under the Moon” by Joe Bebco
Over the Moon about “Under the Moon” To the Editor: I very much enjoyed reading “Get Out and Get Under the Moon” by Joe Bebco
Mary Lou Williams was born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs on May 8, 1910, in Atlanta, Georgia. By the age of two, she could pick out simple
Lionel Hampton was born April 20, 1908, in Louisville, Kentucky. He and his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1916. During the 1920s, while still
In response to the list of Armstrong’s rivals in Lew Shaw’s column (“Jazz Jottings,” February 2024), I think Jabbo Smith could (and in fact, did)
The Prescott Jazz Summit, held in Prescott, Arizona, is celebrating its 23rd year this August 23-25, 2024. Musicians from all over the United States will
A highly anticipated line-up of musical entertainers will highlight the 2024 Charles H. Templeton Sr. Ragtime & Jazz Festival scheduled for Feb. 22-24, 2024. Sponsored
The End of the Ragtime Revival? To the Editor: I am writing in reference to “Max Morath and the 1941-2023 Ragtime Revival,” published in the
TST: Gary, your previous books were about American history but The Tunesmith is a book about your grandfather. It’s so different from your other books.
20th EVERGREEN JAZZ FESTIVAL (Evergreen, CO) – July 28-30 The 20th Evergreen Jazz Festival is set for July 28, 29, and 30. Known for its
Andy Senior, Publisher and Editor of The Syncopated Times, has launched a GoFundMe fundraising campaign to shore up the paper’s finances prior to converting the entity
In early January 2016, newly-minted publisher Andy Senior began to edit and lay out his first issue of The Syncopated Times after buying The American
Congratulations! To the Editor: Congratulations on your Jazz Hero award, well-deserved. Keep up the good work and keep swinging. Nancy Wyndham Mendenhall PA To the
Remembering Tom Shea To the Editor: What a pleasure to read the article by Brandon Byrne about Tom Shea. Tom was an integral part of
Memories of Don Marquis To the Editor: So very sorry to hear about Don Marquis. I knew him fairly well in New Orleans, during the
Enough With the Politics! To the Editor: Here is my answer to Charles Suhor’s answer to esteemed editor Andy Senior’s “Problem Attic” article in the
