Greetings - At the 5th District meeting in Shatley Springs (September 19 at 10:00 a.m.), we will be entertaining nominations for the NCGOP Hall of Fame Banquet. Information about these nominations is … more →
NC05 Weblogjazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: The much-loved jazzman Jim Goodwin died this year just shy of his sixty-fifth birthday. I’ve … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: I don’t use those words lightly. If you’ve never heard Chris play, go immediately to th … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: When Dan Barrett was in New York City — playing exquisitely — he offered me a flyer for … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: In the great stories, looking back over your shoulder is emotionally understandable. But it often e … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: DAN BARRETT’S EAST COAST TOUR (Part Three) This installment in the Barrett Chronicles 2009 tak … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: Nature photographer and essayist Lorna Sass also has a keen ear for swinging jazz, and last night, O … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: DAN BARRETT’S NEW YORK CITY TOUR (Part Two) In my previous posting about Dan Barrett’s O … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: DAN BARRETT’S NEW YORK CITY TOUR, Part One Thursday, October 15, 2009, was a depressing night … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: Bobby Hackett is supposed to have said of Louis Armstrong, “Do you know how hard it is to make … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: Here are songs from the very first informal set of music at the 2009 Jazz at Chautauqua, where we wa … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: Dan Barrett, trombonist, cornetist, bandleader, arranger, composer, singer, musical sparkplug (and o … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: Three by three . . . Or perhaps the Jazz Magi, bearing gifts . . . . On Friday night at the 2009 Ja … more →
Pamela wrote 3 months ago: Wednesday is over! We’re inching our way toward the long weekend! I’m excited. Blogging … more →
ncfifthdistrict wrote 4 months ago: Greetings - At the 5th District meeting in Shatley Springs (September 19 at 10:00 a.m.), we will be … more →
madhouselarry wrote 4 months ago: Yesterday, I started to talk about pro bono work, the reasons, and the outcomes. In particular, I wa … more →
jazzlives wrote 6 months ago: I may have overwhelmed readers of this blog with my new enthusiasm for the Whitley Bay International … more →
jazzlives wrote 7 months ago: For someone who spent the better part of his life venturing no more than a hundred miles from his bi … more →
jazzlives wrote 8 months ago: The wonderful reed player Frank Roberscheuten, pianist Rossano Sportiello, and drummer Martin Breins … more →
jazzlives wrote 8 months ago: I have just learned that the brilliantly individualistic musician Jim Goodwin has died. He had been … more →