Pianist Donald Ryan: Versatility in Rhythm
Bill Hoffman
May 31, 2022
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Vol.7, No.6 June 2022
Pianist Donald Ryan: Versatility in Rhythm, by Bill Hoffman
NOLA’s John Batiste Takes Home Five Grammys, by Russ Tarby
Moonlight Memories, by Matthew de Lacey Davidson
Ralph Sutton Helps a Friend in Need, by Hal Smith
A Jazz Age Nightclub Recreated in an Historic British Cinema, by Dave Doyle
“I Could Always Sell My Saxophone”, by Iain Cameron Williams
Jazz Birthday of the Month: Ted Lewis, illustration by Joe Busam
Static from my Attic, by Andy Senior
Final Chorus, compiled by Joe Bebco
Jazz Jottings, by Lew Shaw
My Inspirations: Rules of the Road, by Jeff Barnhart
The Professor is IN: The Age We Live In, by Adrian Cunningham
Ragtime Vignettes: Ragtime Nightmare, by Brandon Byrne
Quarter Notes: How Lucky Can One Gal Be?, by Shelly Gallichio
Long Island: Haunts of the Hagers, by R.S. Baker
Ain’t Cha Got Music: Firehouse Five 1951-’52, by Jeff Barnhart & Hal Smith
Festival Roundup, compiled by Joe Bebco
Profiles in Jazz: Stuff Smith, by Scott Yanow
Blowing off the Dust: Sheet Music Orgy, by Larry Melton
Nights at the Turntable, CD reviews by Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow’s Jazz Memoirs, Book Review by F. Norman Vickers
