Two albums from Jonathan Stout
Jonathan Stout has long been an important figure in the swing and swing dance community. An excellent guitarist whose style ranges from Carl Kress and
La Suite Wilson • The Music Of Teddy Wilson – Eeny Meeny Miny Mo
La Suite Wilson is an octet of superior swing players from France that consists of trumpeter Michel Bonnet, tenor-saxophonist Nicolas Montler, Matthieu Vernhes on alto
Ed Polcer Relaxin’ With The Secret 6
Veteran cornetist Ed Polcer, who is now 85, has been a talented soloist since the 1960s when he joined Benny Goodman’s small group. He managed
Scott Silbert Big Band • Jump Children
The COVID pandemic, while robbing musicians of the opportunity to play gigs and to even practice together, did result in some new projects being born.
Jean-Baptiste Franc • Garner In My Mind
Erroll Garner had such a unique style on the piano that it used to be very difficult for other pianists (which included George Shearing and
Clancy Hayes’ Dixieland Band
Jazz Classic of the Month: In the 1950s and ‘60s, most Dixieland bands enlisted one of their instrumentalists to also sing some numbers. Many were