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SWING with NEVILLE, HAL, and TOM!
NEVILLE is the splendid stride and swing pianist Neville Dickie. HAL is the swinging drummer Hal Smith. And TOM is Tom Warner — dedicated videographer who caught them at the 2009 West Coast Ragt… more →
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Darn That Dream
alisonkerr wrote 2 days ago: Louis Armstrong as Bottom and Maxine Sullivan as Titania in the ill-fated 1939 Broadway show Swingin … more →
SWING with NEVILLE, HAL, and TOM!
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jazzlives wrote 3 days ago: NEVILLE is the splendid stride and swing pianist Neville Dickie. HAL is the swinging drummer Hal Smi … more →
IF I COULD BE WITH YOU
haefsongs wrote 1 month ago: 00210.0000 IF I COULD BE WITH YOU Music: James P. Johnson Words: Harry Creamer Link to Lyrics and Ch … more →
INSPIRED ABANDON! (Thanks to Dan Barrett)
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jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: DAN BARRETT’S NEW YORK CITY TOUR, Part One Thursday, October 15, 2009, was a depressing night … more →
The Last Rent Party for James P. Johnson
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evankerry wrote 2 months ago: I read in the New York Times online edition that there was a rent party for Mr. James P. Johnson at … more →
THE "INNOVATION" MIRAGE
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jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: A centennial YouTube tribute to Ben Webster by “JazzVideoGuy” is a commendable idea … more →
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
jmacnie wrote 2 months ago: But before you do that, see that I actually have a grave. Stride pianist James P. Johnson blew plent … more →
JAMES P. JOHNSON, EVERYWHERE
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jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: On eBay, there are always a good number of James P. Johnson recordings — ranging from original … more →
"TOM-TOM, THE ELEVATOR BOY"
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jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: I admit that it is hardly a promising title. But I just stumbled upon this clip — the only vi … more →
Stephanie Trick, Virtuoso Stride Pianist
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markov1089 wrote 3 months ago: On Sunday July 19, 2009 D.G. and I attended a concert delivered by Stephanie Trick, as part of the N … more →
ANDY AND HIS GANG (Racine Bix Tribute, March 2009)
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jazzlives wrote 4 months ago: Thanks to Thorbye Flemming (www.thorbye.net) — our Danish hot-jazz benefactor — for post … more →
NICK WARD: PERCUSSION'S KNIGHT
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jazzlives wrote 4 months ago: I had heard the British jazz drummer Nick Ward on several compact discs before visiting the most rec … more →
ALISON KERR CELEBRATES JABBO SMITH
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jazzlives wrote 5 months ago: This is a wonderful piece by the Scottish journalist and friend of jazz, in celebration of one of th … more →
THREE WISE MEN (OF JAZZ)
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jazzlives wrote 7 months ago: The wonderful reed player Frank Roberscheuten, pianist Rossano Sportiello, and drummer Martin Breins … more →
WILLIE THE LION-HEARTED
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jazzlives wrote 7 months ago: When I first discovered Stride piano, now about forty years ago, Willie “The Lion” Smith … more →
EDDIE CONDON, 1945, TOWN HALL (by Gjon Mili)
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jazzlives wrote 7 months ago: Had I a jazz time machine, the front row of Town Hall at this moment would be on the list of my musi … more →
"We Never Saw it Coming" Stock Market Losses Drain Endowments
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Jeremiah Stone wrote 9 months ago: LEXINGTON—Lexington Theological Seminary announced that substantial losses on its stock market inves … more →
KEEP OFF THE GRASS! (JOE TURNER PLAYS JAMES P. JOHNSON)
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jazzlives wrote 9 months ago: Stride is such a triumph of instinct and athleticism that it always amazes me. Here’s a rare … more →
RAY BRYANT IS THRIVING
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jazzlives wrote 9 months ago: I can’t recall the first time I heard a recording of pianist Ray Bryant — perhaps becaus … more →
