New Stars from Belgium: The Bonnnie Blues
Joe Bebco
December 5, 2018
In March of this year one of our readers in Europe happened upon a performance of The Bonnie Blues and, he says, “they gave me
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In March of this year one of our readers in Europe happened upon a performance of The Bonnie Blues and, he says, “they gave me
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The “tRio”, from Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, consists of three talented musicians; Jake Nalangan (piano), Maddy Hill (bass) and Joseph Bly (drums). The
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Texas Shout was a wildly popular column which ran in our predecessor papers, The West Coast Rag and The American Rag. Tex Wyndham is a
We will gladly share press releases from festivals and jazz organizations that we believe our readers will find helpful. Sacramento Jazz Education Foundation (SacJEF) has
We are saddened to report that Thomas Dutart, a past President of the Basin Street Regulars/Central Coast Hot Jazz Society in Pismo Beach, and supporter
The people spoke and WAMU listened. After a two year hiatus Hot Jazz Saturday Night will return to the airwaves on Saturday, September 19, 2020
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In his Jazz Jottings column in March Lew Shaw reported the upcoming retirement of the executive director of The Louis Armstrong House Museum, Michael Cogswell, and
In their last press release before the festival they gave us a shout out, and we’d like to return the favor. There’s still time to
Our June issue will feature a profile of the Queen City Jazz Band written by our own Lew Shaw. He’ll cover the history of this
