MIKE DANIELS AND STEVE LANE The British trad movement of the 1950s and ’60s found dozens of jazz bands popping up throughout England. The music
In every issue of The Syncopated Times, this monthly column features reviews of CDs by classic jazz, 1920s and ‘30s, New Orleans Jazz, Swing and
CORRECTION OF AN OVERSIGHT In my review of the Hep CD The Unheard Artie Shaw (which is in the January issue), I neglected to mention
TWO RELEASES FROM KRIS TOKARSKI AND HAL SMITH A superior up-and-coming jazz pianist, Kris Tokarski is developing his own style which includes aspects of Jelly
THE PEARLY GATES MARCHING BAND Dean Norman came up with an unusual but very musical idea for the self-titled CD by The Pearly Gates Marching
THE FAMOUS BLACKBIRD REVUES The recent revival of 1921’s Shuffle Along, the first Broadway show to be written and performed by African-Americans, is a welcome
