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,
Features Artist Profiles From our Monthly Columns
A chronological list of all of our final chorus remembrances from 2020.
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) –
Many thanks to Ron Evry for these! Find more at hoo-hah.net
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
