Artist Carolyn Newberger Captures Jazz in Motion
One of the unexpected delights of attending Jeff and Joel’s House Party in Branford, Connecticut this past October was meeting Carolyn Newberger. Carolyn attended with
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One of the unexpected delights of attending Jeff and Joel’s House Party in Branford, Connecticut this past October was meeting Carolyn Newberger. Carolyn attended with
The final party was staged April 22-24, at the Doubletree by Hilton Atlanta, in Roswell, Ga., and showcased talents such as clarinetist Evan Christopher, trumpeter
For the past 10 years, executive director Sandy Evans has managed to come up with some highly innovative programming for the annual North Carolina Jazz
It seems like only yesterday that my brother Bruce asked me to play with the Celebrated Jazzberry Jam Band at the now famous Sacramento Jazz
Rich Conaty Died December 30, 2016. Read our remembrance: Aloha! Rich Conaty When we turn on the radio, we expect the same voices to be there
Every year the Jazz Journalists Association recognizes two dozen individuals who have made a lifetime contribution to the support and continuation of jazz in their
Multi-instrumentalist Gary Church suffered a heart attack on Sept. 9 and was rushed to the Chandler, AZ Regional Medical Center where four stents were placed
Hey swing (and all types of social) dancers, can we talk about something for a moment? Something maybe slightly uncomfortable. It’s called etiquette, not with
The road-show documentary There’s a Future in the Past: The Man and the Band Who Make the Jazz Age Come Alive captures the syncopated heartbeat
Making movies with Woody Allen movies is getting to be old hat for bandleader Vince Giordano. The collaboration between the auteur and the musician goes
The Hal Leonard Corp. has purchased Music Minus One, the publisher that pioneered the play-along record that enables hobbyists to get the experience of performing
As the New Yorker says before their Night Life listings: Musicians and nightclub proprietors lead complicated lives.” As of January 2019 this is The GCO’s current engagement:
Oh, Waring– Where is the Glee in thy Club? Whither the simple delight of thy old Victors, Spun and radiated at seventy-eight revolutions? Yes, we
The first installment of The New York Hot Jazz Festival 2016 will take place Sunday, September 25 from 4:30 PM until 12:30 AM at The
The Avalon Jazz Band featuring vocalist Tatiana Eva-Marie made its Jazz at Lincoln Center debut May 31, at the renowned Dizzy’s Club, in New York
Located in the heart of New York City, right off Times Square on Restaurant Row, SWING46 Jazz & Supper Club is preparing to celebrate nearly
he 2016 Arizona Classic Jazz Festival (Nov. 3-6 at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort in Chandler) will be dedicated to the memory of
(Jean Kittrell in 1994) Related: Jean Kittrell The Red Hot Mama of Dixieland Jazz, Has Died, Playing by Ear, a memory of Jean Kittrell in Europe in
In 1986, a group of Northeast Ohio jazz fans led by Jean and Paul Huling, known for their musical duo as “Sister Jean (the Ragtime
Sufficient funds have been raised to begin work in restoring the historic Eagle Saloon building at 401 South Rampart Street in New Orleans. Built in
Come August 20th, longtime staff writer Cam Miller will join the ranks of the nonagenarians. Cam’s been on the sidelines of late due to a
This announcement of a PDF edition was our first step into digital in July of 2016. We grew from there and our full function website
A jazz documentary film called They Died Before 40 has been produced and directed by Howard E. Fischer – the founder of the New York
The Southern California Hot Jazz Society, whose origin goes back to 1949, finally succumbed to the ravages of age in announcing that it would cease