TST Publisher Andy Senior Honored as Jazz Hero
Russ Tarby
April 30, 2022
Had Roger Wolfe Kahn not gone against his parent’s wishes, it’s more than likely he would have launched his music career at the age of
JB: For this installment, we turn to the wild and wonderful world of the Firehouse Five Plus Two. I am happy to welcome Hal Smith
In mid-March, big band fans had the treat of enjoying the DIVA Jazz Orchestra’s extended play at New York City’s Dizzy’s Club. Thanks to the
Flick through the first half of any jazz biography and the tales which fly past your eyes are almost invariably those of hardship—riding the rails,
Swing singer Maxine Sullivan and stride pianist Cliff Jackson may not have been the most logical matchup, but it was a marriage that worked. Both
Bandleader Ada Leonard was a dancer, singer and show business professional who led the first all-female Swing orchestra touring Army training camps during WWII filling
I must begin by congratulating the esteemed editor of this publication on his election as a 2022 Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalists Association. It
Well, it’s been quite month. Of course, for me, every month is “quite a month”—but this one, if it were a physical rather than an
In 2001, after completing the Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee, Anne and I rented a Toyota sedan with clarinetist Bob Draga to drive to Helena, Montana,
Recently, I moved into a co-op apartment building in Manhattan. If you’re not aware, the concept of a co-op is that each resident owns shares
While in New York City back in march, I had the chance to make a few disc records for Colin Hancock with his period acoustic
From Greg Lambousy at the Jazz Museum: Spring is always a wonderful time in New Orleans as the weather warms up, the flowers bloom, and
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
I made my first visit to the Charles Templeton Ragtime and Jazz Festival on the last weekend in March at Mississippi State University in Starkville.
Twenty years ago, Chicago composer Reginald R. Robinson recorded his fourth studio album, Man Out of Time. Today, Man Out of Time is once again
Oh, the chick singer jokes…..“if they ask me I could write a book.” From day one I was educated about how to avoid being the
Vic Berton was born Victor Cohen in Chicago on May 7, 1896. Vic grew up in a middle-class household, though one with a streak of
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
The current issue of the ARSC Journal arrived with
For the first time since 2020, now able to
There is something about legendary people and particularly about
In addition to everything else going on, I turn
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OLD-TIME PIANO PLAYING CONTEST & FESTIVAL (Oxford,
In 1966, the Barroom Buzzards of Buffalo, New York,
He was one of the first jazz greats to
Back in the 1990s, it was not uncommon for
His name may be largely forgotten today, but arranger
Andy Kirk (1898-1992), who played bass sax and tuba
The Secret Six is the latest hot jazz band
The personnel of the CD under review here, Just
Every once in a while, I hear an album
Woody Guthrie put a now famous copyright notice on
I must confess that, for the longest time, I
This superb two-disc set honors drummer Arthur J. Singleton,
Vol.7, No.5 May 2022
TST Publisher Honored as 2022 JJA Jazz Hero, by Russ Tarby
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra’s Triumphant Return to Dizzy’s Club, by Schaen Fox
Ragtime and Good Times: Antonia P. Gonzales, by Dave Doyle
The Mystery of Roger Wolfe Kahn’s Symphony, by Iain Cameron Williams
Jazz Birthday of the Month: Vic Berton, illustration by Joe Busam
Static from my Attic, by Andy Senior
Jazz Jottings, by Lew Shaw
My Inspirations: Strangers in a Strange Land, by Jeff Barnhart
The Professor is IN: Neighbors, by Adrian Cunningham
Quarter Notes: No Restin’ Before Festin’, by Shelly Gallichio
Tin Pan Alley Travels, Part Two, by R.S. Baker
Jazz Travels: Templeton Ragtime and Jazz Fest, by Bill Hoffman
Chick Singer Jokes and Other Clichés, by Randi Cee
Festival Roundup, compiled by Joe Bebco
Blowing off the Dust: Renewed Interest in J.W. “Blind” Boone, by Larry Melton
Profiles in Jazz: Maxine Sullivan and Cliff Jackson, by Scott Yanow
Ada Leonard and the All-American Girl Orchestra, Pt. 1, by Dave Radlauer
Ain’t Cha Got Music: Firehouse Five Plus Two, by Jeff Barnhart & Hal Smith
Pushin’ Sixty vs. Pushin’ Sixty (song parodies), by Andy Senior
ARSC Produces First-Ever CD to Celebrate Public Domain, by Andy Senior
Farewell to Phil Pospychala, by John Landry
Catherine Russell, Marcus Roberts Celebrate Ellington, by Daniel Kassell
Reginald Robinson Man Out of Time, CD review by Brandon Byrne
Nights at the Turntable, CD reviews by Scott Yanow
Off the Beaten Tracks, CD reviews by Joe Bebco
Scott Joplin: Two Contrasting Interpretations, #1 and #2 by Edward A. Berlin
Doyle’s Discs, #1 and #2 CD, reviews by Dave Doyle
Bert’s Bits and Beats, #1 and #2, CD reviews by Bert Thompson
