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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
At the end of his final set at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz Festival in April, Connie Jones announced his retirement, ending a 60-year career
The King of Jazz, a two-color musical film starring bandleader Paul Whiteman originally released in 1930 by Universal Pictures, has been restored and had its
Paul Whiteman, known as “Pops” and referred to as “The King of Jazz” by the 1920s press, led the most popular dance band of the
The Stan Kenton Legacy Band led by Mike Vax took to the road last month for its annual tour of schools and colleges presenting music
For decades, they called it the Bix Bash. Since its inception in 1966, hundreds of Dixieland fans flocked to Central New York’s yearly multi-band celebrations
The New Black Eagle Jazz Band will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this Fall, and three members of the original band – Tony Pringle on
The Jazz Journalists Association annually recognizes two dozen “Jazz Heroes” – activists of positive influences on their musical communities – presenters, music educators, providers of
Copies of the Traditional Jazz Curriculum kit developed by David Robinson have been distributed to more than 10,000 schools and colleges across the country. The
As usual, they’ve had entirely too much fun down in the Big Easy last month. The 33rd annual French Quarter Festival drew more than 760,000
An online petition drive is underway to get the U.S. Postal Service to issue a postage stamp honoring jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke. Confetta Ann Ras,
A galaxy of contemporary jazz stars—including saxman Harry Allen, vocalist Freddy Cole, guitarist Gene Bertoncini, pianist Ted Rosenthal, and singer Carol Sloane—will light up the
Trumpeter Mike Vax raised an interesting question about the origin of the word “jazz”. The ex-Stan Kenton band member and current clinician, asked, “I don’t
The Jazz Audience Initiative conducted by the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus, Ohio under a $200,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation released some
Richard Barnes, guitarist and leader of the Philadelphia area’s Blackbird Society Orchestra (a band specializing in the music of the 1920s) has established the Eddie
In January, as Live365 was about to shut down its music-streaming service forever, Dismuke created a non-profit corporation to keep his indispensable station Radio Dismuke
Vince Giordano, bandleader of New York City’s Grammy-winning hot jazz band The Nighthawks, is no stranger to the world of film-making. He has appeared in
