Tamar Korn: Winged Jazz Totem
Neal Siegal
February 28, 2022
The pandemic was absolutely devastating for jazz music and jazz musicians. Men and women who had dedicated their lives to mastering their craft had every
Virtuoso violinist Christopher Voelker leads the jazz trio Dizzy Atmosphere featuring modern swing guitarist Jon Ferber and double bass ace Richard Tralles. Since 1999, Dizzy
Boogie-woogie, which has been said to have originated in Texas in the 1870s, started out as a piano music characterized by an “eight-to-the-bar” left-hand pattern
Louis Prima, Jr. and the Witnesses performed in Arizona last December as part of his Southwest tour. As the 4th child and only son of
Issues of Syncopated Times in the past year have had a number of marvelous articles about Max Morath. Though I’ve known him for more than
Graham Washington Jackson Sr. was an African American musician best known as the favorite musician of President Franklin Roosevelt. Jackson performed for six presidents and
Grammy award winning pianist Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading artists of our time including Phil Woods, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Wynton
When I was about to set off for New Orleans on the first ever venture by the Ken Colyer Trust in the early nineties, one
What exactly was the ragtime life? At one time the term was used to describe a particular generation of young people. Much like any musical
Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan, 1915-1959) emerged as a fully formed artist in the 1940s, her voice was its richest and most expressive. She imparted unprecedented
As gigging musicians, we are always treading a delicate line. The universe, in its ironic wisdom, has decreed that our musically and artistically satisfying gigs
Richard Hadlock of Berkeley, California was born in Schenectady, NY, spent his childhood in rural New England and his teenage years in Rio de Janeiro (his
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.
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
Not that I want to brood on untoward anniversaries, but this month marks two years since everything shut down, but good. I find with some
It’s funny how as we get older, people who meant a great deal to us in our distant youth—but whom we’ve not thought of or
Frank Teschemacher was born March 13, 1906, in Kansas City, Missouri. After his family moved to Chicago in 1912, Frank took up a number of
Jeff Barnhart: Hal, we’re taking a month break from our exploration of Moten to concentrate on the music of the band we compared to early
I have been fighting several bold infections since Thanksgiving that have left me feeling lethargic as a petrified sloth. As a result, I have quite
Adam Swanson’s boisterous, exuberant original rag The Strater Shuffle is a treat. Its thick chords and “walking” left hand tenths are sonically influenced by Tom
Delaying our celebration of the New Year at home, we got back to New Orleans on January 11th to begin the real festivities! We met
The City of Sedalia and the Furnell Family Companies
41st annual JAZZ BASH BY THE BAY (Monterey, CA)
Blues singer Mara Kaye and Boogie-woogie piano legend Carl
The group that came to be known as the
Hadda Brooks (1916-2002), like Nat King Cole, had two
A major swing/mainstream cornetist from England, Digby Fairweather has
Ole “Fessor” Lindgreen, who turns 84 this year, is
Mosaic box sets are always highly recommended to lovers
James P. Johnson, along with Jelly Roll Morton, was
A more impressive lineup could not be asked for.
Guitarist Alex Belhaj is representative of the generation of
In 1993, when he must have been quite young,
The band Tuba Skinny (name inspired, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, by
Have you noticed how, these days, even the movie
As the world emerged from the Great Depression in
Nancy Pauli, co-director of the Alexandria Bay Ragtime/Jasstime Festival
Mike Currao, a proud member of The Banjo Hall
One of the greatest Polish jazzmen, Zbigniew Jacek Namysłowski,
Richard Hadlock of Berkeley, California was born in Schenectady,
Vol.7, No.3 March 2022
Tamar Korn: Winged Jazz Totem, by Neal Siegal
Graham Washington Jackson, Sr (1903-1983), by David Cason
Sing, Sing, Sing It, Mr Prima! by Shelly Gallichio
The Dizzy Atmosphere Jazz Trio Springs Ahead in St. Louis, by Jeff Dunlap
Max Morath: A Personal View, by Ed Berlin
An Englishman’s Adventure in New Orleans, by David Stanners
Bill Charlap: Origin of the Trio & Tony Bennett, by Schaen Fox
Update on the New Outdoor Pavilion for Sedalia, by Larry Melton
These Three UK Musicians Made the Most of Lockdown, by Dave Doyle
Mara Kaye Debuts on CD with Carl Sonny Leyland, by Neal Siegal
Jazz Birthday of the Month: Frank Teschemacher, by illustration by Joe Busam
Static from my Attic, by Andy Senior
Final Chorus, compiled by Joe Bebco
Jazz Jottings, by Lew Shaw
The Professor is IN: The Event Manager, by Adrian Cunningham
Ragtime Vignettes: The Strater Shuffle, by Brandon Byrne
Quarter Notes: A Quarter for Your Thoughts, by Shelly Gallichio
What is the “Ragtime Life?”, by Ramona Baker
My Inspirations: Freddy, by Jeff Barnhart
Festival Roundup, compiled by Joe Bebco
Blowing off the Dust: Don’t Give the Name a Bad Place, by Larry Melton
Profiles in Jazz: The Boogie Woogie Trio, by Scott Yanow
The Real Billie Holiday, Part 2: 1940s, by Dave Radlauer
Ain’t Cha Got Music: The Missourians, by Jeff Barnhart & Hal Smith
Let’s Get Happy Together reviewed by Ted des Plantes
George Webb’s Dixielanders: 1945-1948, review by Bert Thompson
Nights at the Turntable, CD reviews by Scott Yanow
Lonnie Donegan: The Forgotten Bridge, book review by Frank Farbenbloom
Hal Smith’s Jazzologists reviewed, by Dave Doyle
Off the Beaten Tracks, CD reviews by Joe Bebco
