Letters to the Editor, July 2022
Syncopated Times June 27, 2022
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
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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
How to Get Kids Involved in Music To the Editor: Here is my answer to Larry Melton’s article in the June issue. To make it
We received a number of informed replies to Ed Berlin’s article about Gus Haenschen’s relationship to Scott Joplin in the May issue. In the interest
On March 18th banjoist Jim Jones suffered a severe stroke near his home in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, according to information received from his wife,
Edward J “Jazzman Joe” Lynch, Jr., died on May 13, 2021 due to complications following Covid. Joe was born September 18, 1934 in Passaic, NJ.
Keith Nichols, RIP To the Editor: No number of words could capture the essence of Keith Nichols. It was our privilege to get to know
We thank Larry Melton and Bryan Wright for preparing this wonderful three page spread. It ran in the center pages of the February 2021 Print
Chris Tyle’s Recordings Available To the Editor: I read Hal Smith’s excellent interview with Chris Tyle, and the fascinating history of his life in jazz,
Al White a True ‘Friend of Jazz’ To the Editor: If you tried to define “Friend of Jazz,” you wouldn’t look any further than to
To the Editor: Congratulations to Scott Yanow on another great profile, Bud Freeman, in the July Syncopated Times. Your description of what he brought as
Glenn Miller: a Personal Note One’s sense of personal history sort of begins with one’s birth. It was only seventy-one years after I came into this world,
This is an old Festival Roundup. Find the latest one in our menu, or browse all of them. NORTH CAROLINA JAZZ FESTIVAL (Wilmington, NC) –
The many letters received on the Dixieland essays are gathered here: Reader Responses to “Reconsidering Dixieland Jazz: How the Name has Harmed the Music” Forget
Note: some of these letters were in reply to Is the term Dixieland Jazz Racist?, which was printed in September 2019. Most of them are
Hello NYHJC Friends and Family, It’s time to talk CAMP! We’re thrilled to announce dates and a few specifics about New York Hot Jazz Camp,
Tailgate trombonist Haruka Kikuchi moved from Japan to New Orleans in 2014 and quickly found herself welcome in both traditional jazz circles and on the
PENSACOLA JAZZ FESTIVAL (Pensacola, FL) – April 6-7 Now in its 36th year, this free festival is staged April 6 and 7, at the historic
This is the Festival Roundup as it appeared way back in March 2019. For the current Roundup check the events tab on our menu. JAZZ
Charlie Halloran is one of the busiest sidemen in New Orleans but he has only released two albums under his own name. He can be heard
Ewan Bleach is a cornerstone of the UK traditional jazz scene. As a clarinetist, saxophonist, pianist and singer he appears with several prominent London based
Chloe Feoranzo has packed a lot into a career that is still in its first chapters. She has toured with Pokey LaFarge and Postmodern Jukebox and
– More on Hayakawa – To the Editor: As you said in the Jan. issue (“Baby, It’s Colder Inside,” January 2019), it’s a welcome relief
Robin Rapuzzi is best known for his work with Tuba Skinny, and Tuba Skinny is most known for Youtube videos, but the band has released
This is the Roundup as it ran way back in February 2019, for the latest month look here: HERE NORTH CAROLINA JAZZ FESTIVAL (Wilmington, NC)
Shaye Cohn is best known for her work with Tuba Skinny, and Tuba Skinny is known for YouTube videos, but the band has released eleven
From The Tattler newspaper, July 1, 1903. It is difficult… to call the steps of the cake-walk by name. In the walk you follow the
Fontaine Talbot Fox, Jr. (June 4, 1884 – August 9, 1964) was an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for writing and illustrating his Toonerville Folks comic panel, which ran from 1913
– (Some) Old Instruments Are Better – To the Editor: With regard to Professor Cunningham’s article in the September issue, as an OLD guitar and
The Syncopated Times will happily share Press Releases we think our subscribers will find newsworthy. From Press Release: Thirteenth Annual Roswell Jazz Festival Announces October Lineup Roswell,
At the New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp that Banu Gibson described in her article in the December issue, there was an auction to benefit their
SyncopatedTimes.com now offers full online access to the paper for only $20 a year. Attractively laid out pages organized by columnist and topic. Every story is
This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our June 2018 issue, the most recent roundup can be found with the current issue or in
This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our May 2018 issue, the most recent roundup can be found on our site menu. BAYOU BOOGALOO
Cortland, not Corning To the Editor: Thank you for the front-page article on Colin Hancock, an amazing young musician and more whom I’m privileged to
Pensacola? Vout-O-Reenie! To the Editor: I’ve worked with the Public History Department at UWF in Pensacola and have helped the students do some research about
PICTURESQUE AMERICA- by Harry Grant Dart (1908) (Printed here with thanks to Ron Evry: www.ronevry.com)
“Muskat?” Oh, Man! To the Editor: I’m currently reading the September issue of Syncopated Times, where in the “Jazz Jottings” column I found mention of
Banjos Aweigh on JazzFest at Sea To the Editor: As you now know, there will not be a 2018 JazzSea Cruise in January. Although it
To the Editor: Dick Hawk, the Torch Carrier of good jazz in the Midwest passed on a few weeks ago. Dick had employed Lynn Zimmer
BMI Demands Tribute from Bix To the Editor: After dealing with just about everything at the Tribute to Bix fest for almost 30 years, music
This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our February 2017 issue, the most recent roundup can be found in our menu. To include your
To the Editor: Many thanks for the fantastic article you penned and published regarding Dan Levinson’ Roof Garden Jass Band celebrating the centenary of the
