Mike Davis Finds the Way Back
Brian Sheridan
November 1, 2017
The ‘Transcendent’ Purpose and Relevance of Early Jazz
The ‘Transcendent’ Purpose and Relevance of Early Jazz
In the St. Louis region, Dennis Owsley has been the source of jazz programming on the local NPR station KWMU since 1983. His Jazz Unlimited
Jazz from before WW2 is experiencing a resurgence with a growing audience base. Because jazz education programs at the high school and collegiate level rarely
Early this year, veteran reedwoman Sarah Spencer relocated permanently to her native England after nearly two decades in the United States. Over the past several
What is it that T.S. Monk would like you to know about his famous father on the 100th anniversary of the elder Monk’s birth (October
No, the title “Jazz Bugs” doesn’t refer to a new jazz band but I wouldn’t be surprised. I use it in reference to being “bitten”
I don’t find anything especially remarkable about coincidences, except that they seem to happen all the time. Mostly, they occur, are briefly noted, and then
Edward Otha South was born in Louisiana, Missouri, on November 27, 1904. His family relocated to Chicago while Eddie was a child, and there his
If you’ve ever wanted to start your own traditional jazz band, but never learned how to play an instrument, then have no fear, my friend!
For the past 40 years, jazz fans have known Earl McKee as the tall rancher in the black cowboy hat from Three Rivers, California who
Before the rise of Miff Mole, Jimmy Harrison, and especially Jack Teagarden in the late 1920s, Edward “Kid” Ory was the most important influence on
The last Moldye Figge? To the Editor: I read the letter from Lawrence Cannon (Readers’ Correspondence, October 2017) and realized that he is a grouch,
Fred Hoeptner’s paper on the origin and use of the term “ragtime” delivered at last Summer’s Joplin Festival in Sedalia has had me thinking about
In the theatre or on the bandstand, you sometimes need to get the audience to come along on a ride with you. I have always
Pianist-vocalist Champian Fulton’s new release, Christmas with Champian is a Jazz Christmas album that actually swings. Champian here offers us a charming program of her
One of the lines attributed to Mae West is “Too much of a good thing . . . can be wonderful.” I agree with this,
Pianist Ed Clute, whose profile appeared in the first issue of The Syncopated Times, has just released A Summer Night’s Magic, his first CD for
There is a special feeling of appreciation and recognition to see a young musician immersed and working hard toward his or her desired goal. Each
I direct your attention to Champian Fulton’s album with Scott Hamilton titled The Things We Did Last Summer, released on Blau Records. Reedman Scott Hamilton
2003 was the centennial of cornetist Bix Beiderbecke’s birth. Celebrating Bix! is a very well-conceived tribute to Beiderbecke that Arbors released that year. Organized by
A hard-charging trumpeter whose screams, roars, and growls on uptempo pieces and whose sentimentality during ballads made him instantly recognizable, Wild Bill Davison was such
Chris Barber has been a major part of the British trad scene for over 70 years. While he recorded studio sides as a leader as early
Arguably the top jazz vocal group before the rise of Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross in the late 1950s (with the 1930s Mills Brothers being the
The Jazz Oracle label can always be depended upon to reissue and repackage excellent hot jazz from the 1920s. Quite a few New Orleans jazz
MIKE FAY, 82, on Oct. 16. A bass player whose love of jazz came from listening to recordings of bands from the New Orleans jazz
GRADY TATE, 85, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease on Oct. 8 in New York City. Tate’s drumming helped define a particular hard-bop, soul-jazz and organ-trio
SEYMOUR GREENE, 97 on Sept. 26 in Washington, D.C. A trombonist who played with Jack Teagarden, Bob Zurke, and the Andrews Sisters during the 1930s
VIVIAN ABRAHAM, 83, on Sept. 20 in Sacramento, California. Trained as a bookkeeper, Vivian spent over 40 years as a volunteer and later staff member
DARLA CASTRO, 80, on Aug. 12 in Three Rivers, California. Wife of Charlie Castro, longtime drummer with the High Sierra Jazz Band. She often traveled
Vol.2, No.11 November 2017
Mike Davis Finds the Way Back, by Brian R. Sheridan
The Jazz Bugs, by Van D. Young
T.S. Monk: A Son Recalls his Father, by Lew Shaw
A Conversation with Dennis Owsley, interview by Larry Melton
Pre-War Jazz: 8 Things You Won’t Learn in School, by Glenn Crytzer
From New England to Old England: Sarah Spencer, by Russ Tarby
NYC’s Top Jazz Artists Recognized, by Lew Shaw
Pianist Ed Clute Issues First Rivermont Disc, by Andy Senior
ACA 2018 Deadline Clarification for Musicians, by Andy Senior
A Note of Thanks, by Andy Senior
Jazz Birthday of the Month: Eddie South, illustration by Gary Price
Static from my Attic: Coincidence? Nah, by Andy Senior
Profiles in Jazz: Kid Ory, by Scott Yanow
Jazz Jottings, by Lew Shaw
Blowing off the Dust: Sedalia and Syncopation, by Larry Melton
Festival Roundup, Compiled by Andy Senior
Final Chorus, compiled by Lew Shaw
The Art of Atmosphere, by Randi Cee
The Professor is IN: How to Start a Jazz Band, by Adrian Cunningham
Picturesque America (cartoon), by Harry Grant Dart (1908)
Concert Review: Emilio Barkett and the Original Rays, by Harvey Barkan
Half a Loaf is Still Delicious: Notes from Jeff & Joel’s House Party, by Michael Steinman
CD Reviews: Champian Fulton, by Andy Senior
Nights at the Turntable, by Scott Yanow
