Janet Klein: The Past, Perfect
Andy Senior
June 2, 2016
Long-time festival directors Flossie and Ken Coulter are enjoying the second year of their retirement as year-round residents of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. They are
Syracuse, New York’s hottest trumpeter is taking a stroll down the sweet side of the street. Brass-instrument Brahmin Jeff Stockham—a member of the Salt City
Most jazz lovers know the contributions made through our embrace of ragtime late in the 19th century, as well as the important efforts of New
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 30, 1917. Lena’s background was solidly middle-class, and her paternal grandparents, Edwin and Cora
In these parts any drive under three hours is more commute than road trip; in fact Los Angeles just “won” worst traffic in the country…again.
I have previously written in this space about “dread.” I then referred to a more general foreboding—which still occasionally visits me, in spite of my
While gridlock appears to be the order of the day in our Nation’s capital when it comes to resolving the major issues of the day,
For the latest Festival Roundup find Events in our menu. SCOTT JOPLIN RAGTIME FESTIVAL. (Sedalia, Mo.) – June 1-4. More than 6,000 people attend the
DONALD McGRATH, 90, from cancer on April 17 in Riverside, Calif. A trombonist who during his life played with such California bands as Jazz-A-Ma-Tasa and
I came to NYC eight years ago from Sydney. With a clarinet in hand and a bag full of dreams (and reeds), I jumped the
Paul Whiteman, known as “Pops” and referred to as “The King of Jazz” by the 1920s press, led the most popular dance band of the
The King of Jazz, a two-color musical film starring bandleader Paul Whiteman originally released in 1930 by Universal Pictures, has been restored and had its
At the end of his final set at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz Festival in April, Connie Jones announced his retirement, ending a 60-year career
From the age of at least five or six I’ve been tormented by what may pass in a dim light for perfectionism. I would toil
While he is well known in the classic jazz circuit as one of the top boogie-woogie and blues pianists around today, Carl Sonny Leyland (who
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959) was the first significant jazz horn soloist to be showcased on record, soloing throughout “Wild Cat Blues” and “Kansas City Man Blues”
Canadian jazz singer Susie Arioli on her prior recordings has generally been teamed up with guitarist Jordan Officer, performing swing standards in intimate settings. Her
Clarinetist Edmond Hall (1901-67) had a distinctive tone that was so passionate that he could easily cut through a large ensemble. While he played with
Pianist Brian Holland and drummer Danny Coots were getting ready to record their fifth duo album when, spontaneously on the day of the session, they
Starting in the late 1950s and continuing through the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, clarinetist Pete Fountain and trumpeter Al Hirt were two of the most
Janet Klein: The Past, Perfect, by Andy Senior
The Jazz State: Indiana, by Van Young
Bandleader Jeff Stockham Brings Back ’20 Stocks, by Russ Tarby
The Coulters Hitting the Road, by Lew Shaw
Jazz Birthday of the Month: Lena Horne, Illustration by Gary Price
Static from my Attic, by Andy Senior
Final Chorus, compiled by Lew Shaw
Jazz Jottings, by Lew Shaw
The Professor is IN, by Adrian Cunningham
Festival Roundup, compiled by Russ Tarby
Jazz Travels with Bill Hoffman
Road Trippin’, by Randi Cee
Nights at the Turntable, CD reviews by Scott Yanow
Really the Blues, book review by F. Norman Vickers
Connie Jones Announces Retirement, by Lew Shaw
Archy’s Return, by Andy Senior
1930 King of Jazz Restored, by Lew Shaw
Paul Whiteman: A Biographical Note, by Lew Shaw
The Ideal, the Real, and The Syncopated Times, by Andy Senior
