Lester Young was born in 1909 and died before he reached fifty, so when we celebrate his hundredth birthday, it is with the wonder that he existed at all — and the sadness that his feelings were… more →
JAZZ LIVESwrote 1 month ago: Lester Young was born in 1909 and died before he reached fifty, so when we celebrate his hundredth b … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I didn’t stumble upon the title for its alliterative possibilities, for that’s just what … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I don’t think I have to praise young Mr. Schumm in this post — the video clips I’v … more →
wrote 4 months ago: This was one prize — of several — acquired yesterday at the Coxsackie Antique Center, a … more →
wrote 5 months ago: The Three Pods of Pepper (reedman Norman Field, plectrist and singer Spats Langham, and bass saxopho … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a wonderful review of the two-CD set THE INFLUENCE OF BIX BEIDERBECKE, which collects r … more →
wrote 1 year ago: New Yorkers who can look up from their cellphones and frappuccinos now and again know that they live … more →