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"HOT" on SPRING STREET (Nov. 22, 2009)
Last Sunday at The Ear Inn, November 22, 2009, the compact, eloquent quartet — The Ear Regulars or the Earregulars, depending on what region you come from — performed two lovely Ralph Rain… more →
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"HOT" on SPRING STREET (Nov. 22, 2009)
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jazzlives wrote 1 day ago: Last Sunday at The Ear Inn, November 22, 2009, the compact, eloquent quartet — The Ear Regular … more →
SINGING PRETTY SONGS at The Ear Inn (Nov. 22, 2009)
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jazzlives wrote 2 days ago: Jon-Erik Kellso already has a deep repertoire of songs, as listeners know. I was especially delight … more →
TEA WITH THE CARDS (Nov. 16, 2009)
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jazzlives wrote 2 days ago: As I’ve written, the downtown haunt Banjo Jim’s (Avenue C and 9th Street) in New York Ci … more →
1959: JACK, BOBBY, GENE, KENNY
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jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: I don’t quite know how “Wolfgang’s Vault” tapped into the great store of rec … more →
LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONGS (Nov. 15, 2009)
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jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: Sunday night at The Ear Inn, the performances that moved me the most were three love songs — i … more →
GO WEST! GET HOT!
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jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: It might be a New Yorker’s prejudice, but I don’t associate hot jazz with Arizona. In t … more →
JAZZ TREASURES IN CYBERSPACE
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jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: I spend more than enough time in front of the computer (my neck can testify to this) but I’ve … more →
DARK RAPTURE (AT THE EAR INN)
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jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: My title comes from a 1939 Count Basie Decca record featuring sweet Helen Humes, wondrous Lester You … more →
AT PLAY, WORKING HARD
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jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: Randy Sandke Photographer John Herr captured some fascinating portraits at the October 2009 concert … more →
THE SPIRIT OF LOUIS, 2009
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jazzlives wrote 3 weeks ago: Deep thanks to my fellow jazz cinematographer, Flemming Thorbye — http://www.thorbye.net … more →
PERFECT YOUR SWING!
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jazzlives wrote 3 weeks ago: When Dan Barrett was in New York City — playing exquisitely — he offered me a flyer for … more →
CHARLES PETERSON'S GENEROUS ART, 1942
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jazzlives wrote 3 weeks ago: The photographs Charles Peterson took offer magic windows into places and emotions we would otherwis … more →
CHARLES PETERSON: HACKETT and RUSSELL
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jazzlives wrote 3 weeks ago: To have the man you consider one of the greatest photographic artists capture your heroes at work an … more →
GIFTS FROM AGUSTIN
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jazzlives wrote 3 weeks ago: Agustin Perez Gasco is the sole proprietor of the wondrous blog MULE WALK AND JAZZ TALK. Its websit … more →
A NIGHT AT THE EMBERS
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jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: Although I keep muttering to myself, “I really don’t like jazz violin all that much, … more →
LEON OAKLEY SMILES!
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jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: “RaeAnn Berry” is, I believe, what it says on her driver’s license — but for … more →
MORE FROM KECSKEMET
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jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: That Hungarian city is the site of the International Bohem Ragtime and Jazz Festival, and it must be … more →
ONE LAST LOOK, PERHAPS?
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jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: In the great stories, looking back over your shoulder is emotionally understandable. But it often e … more →
SHARP AS A TACK
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jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: Through the good offices of Swing Era scholar David Weiner, whom I’ve known since the mid-Seve … more →
