Better than Louis?
In response to the list of Armstrong’s rivals in Lew Shaw’s column (“Jazz Jottings,” February 2024), I think Jabbo Smith could (and in fact, did)
In response to the list of Armstrong’s rivals in Lew Shaw’s column (“Jazz Jottings,” February 2024), I think Jabbo Smith could (and in fact, did)
The End of the Ragtime Revival? To the Editor: I am writing in reference to “Max Morath and the 1941-2023 Ragtime Revival,” published in the
To the Editor: Thanks for being the keeper of the traditional jazz flame. I enjoy each issue, and your columns especially. In looking through the
I had the opportunity to hear Kid Ory and his band when they performed at a joint on San Francisco’s Embarcadero in the late ’60s,
Finding Steph and Paolo To the Editor: I am enclosing rny check for a two-year subscription to The Syncopated Times. I just thought I would
More About Charlie Barnet To the Editor: Scott’s article about Charlie Barnet in the July issue of Sync Times reminded me of “Porky” Cohen’s stories
Praise for TST To the Editor: One of the smartest things I ever did in the past year is to subscribe to The Syncopated Times!
Congratulations! To the Editor: Congratulations on your Jazz Hero award, well-deserved. Keep up the good work and keep swinging. Nancy Wyndham Mendenhall PA To the
Remembering Tom Shea To the Editor: What a pleasure to read the article by Brandon Byrne about Tom Shea. Tom was an integral part of
To the Editor: As per your editorial [How Are You?, March 2022], both my wife and I are fine. Thanks for asking. I was a
You say “Paloma,” I say “Pomona” To the Editor: I’m among many to be saddened to hear that Chet Jaeger is no longer with us.
Ewell, Hoagy To the Editor: Great to see justice done to Don! Ewell was a jewel. Fellow keyboard giant and friend Dick Wellstood introduced me
– “Academic?” – To the Editor: Yes, on the one hand, the thorough Tribute to Donald Ashwander was a bit more than I needed to
Remembering Ralph Sutton To the Editor: What a great surprise and delight to see the photo and read the article by Jeff Barnhart about Jeff,
Memories of Don Marquis To the Editor: So very sorry to hear about Don Marquis. I knew him fairly well in New Orleans, during the
Enough With the Politics! To the Editor: Here is my answer to Charles Suhor’s answer to esteemed editor Andy Senior’s “Problem Attic” article in the
How to Get Kids Involved in Music To the Editor: Here is my answer to Larry Melton’s article in the June issue. To make it
We received a number of informed replies to Ed Berlin’s article about Gus Haenschen’s relationship to Scott Joplin in the May issue. In the interest
Cheers for Terry Waldo! To the Editor: I enjoyed the recent article about Terry Waldo by Larry Melton and Neal Siegal published in the April
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
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,
A recent Syncopated Times piece, in which the bagpipes played an ominous cameo, sent me thinking back to a steady gig, and one memorable Friday
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