Turtle Bay Records (TBR), established in 2020, features primarily but not exclusively New York-area musicians who play and/or sing music from the 1920s-’40s. Founded and
The year 2025 was rather special, as my family and I had the chance to attend both Mike Durham’s International Classic Jazz Party (better known
This continues the saga of a Connecticut drummer, hailing from Maine, who lived a brief but exciting musical life during the 1920s. Harvey (Fr: Hervé)
One thing jazz lovers today can appreciate is that here are a good number of jazz bands featuring young musicians—in music schools, high schools, colleges,
Not much has been written about Carlos Alberto Saco Herrera—but a century ago, his music was everywhere in Lima. The scarcity of sustained scholarship is
Shrink the land mass of the continental United States to the size of California. Link every major city by high speed bullet train. Would you
Vij Prakash is a trombonist, composer and educator in both the jazz and pop music scenes. In the jazz world, he has his own projects
I first met David Reffkin in 1991 at the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia, Missouri, after he gave a presentation about different personalities he
It is very likely that first Commodore 78 this writer ever owned was by Bob Wilber, “Willie The Weeper” and “Mabel’s Dream” on Commodore 583.
They called it “Swing Street.” It’s only an echo of a memory today for those old enough to have immersed themselves in the sights and
The sound of muted trumpets and trombones has been woven into the fabric of jazz almost from the beginning. They are a tool that can
Clarinetist Alan Barnes is a prolific international performer, composer, arranger, bandleader and touring soloist. He has received over 25 British Jazz Awards and has twice
Vince Giordano was born on March 11, 1952, in Brooklyn. He directs the Nighthawks, where he switches between string bass, tuba and bass saxophone, and
I watched Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon for a second time recently and was moved even more than I was the first time. Ethan Hawke’s performance
Early in the morning of January 8th, I opened my phone and found a text message from Rebecca Kilgore’s loving husband, Dick Titterington. I suspected
Alexander Van Vliet Feldman was born in 1915 and he lived until 2015, mostly using the name Van Alexander. He had a long and successful
Glenn Miller’s legacy continues to spark debate among historians and musicians alike. His orchestra’s polished sound captivated wartime audiences, yet not everyone viewed it fondly.
The recent production of Scott Joplin’s opera Treemonisha took place at the Lisner Auditorium on the campus of George Washington University in Washington D.C. on
March 12, 2026, marks the centenary of opening night at the palatial, opulent Savoy Ballroom, which occupied an entire block of Lenox Avenue between 140th
On February 3rd, I went out to shovel snow and buy some groceries. When I got back home, I checked messages. The first, just two
Teddy Wilson looms over early jazz piano, just as Bill Charlap does today. It is unsurprising that Mr. Charlap, who in addition to his performing
Wednesday Night, July 2nd, 1947 I returned to the Chicago loop via fast electric coach from the University of Chicago on the South Side and
Vocalist Rebecca Kilgore (1949-2026) was interviewed by Monk Rowe on September 3, 1997, at the Allegheny Jazz Party, Chautauqua, NY, (Interview courtesy Fillius Jazz Archive,
In my musings of New England’s often untapped early jazz history over the past couple of years, I made the pleasant discovery of a percussionist
