By Don Heckman It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving Day has arrived. And here’s my annual, continual and growing list of the many musical reasons I have to be thankful. * * * * * Charlie… more →
The International Review of Musicwrote 6 months ago: By Don Heckman It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving Day has arrived. And here’s my ann … more →
wrote 7 months ago: By Don Heckman A few days ago, my good friend David Paulsen sent me The Real Big Lebowski Wants Your … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Photo by Bonnie Perkinson. … more →
wrote 9 months ago: By Don Heckman When iRoM’s London-based, European correspondent Ella Leya told me she’d written a so … more →
wrote 11 months ago: By Don Heckman The Playboy Jazz Festival, as well as the lead-in to the Festival, tended to dominate … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Don Heckman Herb Alpert has had more successes – creative and financial – than most artists can d … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This post is part of the Jazz Journalists Association’s international “Blogathon.” … more →
wrote 1 year ago: There’s been some thoughtful discussion lately here on iRoM about the interaction between musi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Don Heckman The 2012 Grammys are in, and once again there’s not much sound of surprise in the res … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A Christmas Jazz Tale by Don Heckman ‘Twas the night before Christmas and the gig was running … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Don Heckman Christmas caroling was a regular seasonal activity in my young life. Growing up in a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Don Heckman Here’s my annual, continual and growing list of the many musical reasons I have to be … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Don Heckman Looking at the videos of police using pepper spray on U.C. Davis demonstrators, and u … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Don Heckman Charlie O’s closed Wednesday night. It happened without anticipation, and without wa … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Don Heckman Barbara Morrison is one of the great treasures of jazz in Southern California. And e … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Don Heckman The Playboy Jazz Festival returns to the Hollywood Bowl this weekend for the 33rd tim … more →
wrote 2 years ago: By Don Heckman Sheila Jordan was in town last weekend for a two night gig at Vitello’s. Any appeara … more →
wrote 2 years ago: By Don Heckman Esperanza Spalding Well, the jazz Grammy winners are in. The good news is that Esper … more →
wrote 2 years ago: By Don Heckman It’s no mystery that producing the Playboy Jazz Festival – a two day event for 18,000 … more →