Jazz Jottings

Bob Draga was a larger-than-life personality as well as a superb musician. You never knew what you were going to get when he was on

A minor change in the schedule format of the annual three-day San Diego Jazz Party in late February resulted in a slight attendance increase for

Charlie Barnet Tells All Growing up in the heydays of the Big Bands, I thought I had a pretty good handle on the leaders of

Larry Linkin has the unique distinction of having had an extensive and varied career as a performing musician, and who has also made a substantial

Music played an integral part in the frequent parties the late Sandra Day O’Connor held in Washington, D.C., when she was a sitting justice in

Pianist Bob Ravenscroft has an impressive resume of having worked with countless musicians, both with his own combos and with the Christian ministry, Majesty. In

In print jazz jottings led with: The Saga of Navy Band 22 The Jazzinstitut Darmstadt is a cultural institution of the City of Sciences Darmstadt in

Just how ignorant do you have to be to get kicked out of a club you started? That’s a rhetorical question which was nonetheless answered

Stephanie Trick has found that painting has given her a release from the “high” of performing, and the results have been most impressive. This paint-on-the-go

The official opening of the Louis Armstrong Visitors Center in early July will provide a deeper dive into the life and art of one of

A chilly weekend in early November did not keep an encouraging number of traditional jazz fans from attending the 32nd annual Arizona Classic Jazz Festival

Back in the 1920s and ’30s, the place to go dancing in Western Massachusetts was Cook’s Butterfly Ballroom in my home town of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Best-selling author T. J. English’s latest book Dangerous Rhythms delves into the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20th century America. Through English’s

Music has been the driving force in Herb Gardner’s life and has carried over to his entire family. Growing up in Massachusetts, Herb took piano

If Dick Gibson is considered the Father of Jazz Parties, then Al White Jr. deserved to be his Number 1 son. Gibson was a successful

Pat Yankee, who passed away in late May at age 94, loved an audience, whether it was singing with her own band or for Turk

Ed Metz Jr. has had a multitude of varied experiences since he was given a set of drum sticks by the drummer in his father’s

On reading Joe Bebco’s excellent “Festival Roundup,” the casual reader might ask “What’s the difference between a Jazz Festival and a Jazz Party?” To a

Of all the instrumentalists, I have to admit being partial to the virtuosos of the keyboard. I guess I was influenced by a teenage recollection

Carol and Jeff Loehr aren’t sure what number to assign to the 2022 Sun Valley Jazz & Music Festival, scheduled to return to the Sawtooth

We asked a random group of musicians what they did with their time during the 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and how they survived

Called “one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to ever make landfall in the United States,” Hurricane Ida did a number on three historic landmarks in