MARIANNE MANGAN REMEMBERS LEROY “SAM” PARKINS A PRINCE OF A GUY Prequel: After spending a wonderful week in Israel (during which time he had, curiously or presciently, found the spot where… more →
JAZZ LIVESjazzlives wrote 2 days ago: MARIANNE MANGAN REMEMBERS LEROY “SAM” PARKINS A PRINCE OF A GUY Prequel: After spending … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 days ago: Leroy “Sam” Parkins, clarinetist, raconteur, and enthusiastic friend of this blog, died … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 days ago: In honor of Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin, Bing Crosby, Adam Keller, John Gill, and Jon-Erik Kellso … more →
jazzlives wrote 3 days ago: I don’t quite know how “Wolfgang’s Vault” tapped into the great store of rec … more →
jazzlives wrote 4 days ago: When Chris Dawson told me that he had recorded a solo piano album of Christmas music, inwardly I cri … more →
jazzlives wrote 5 days ago: Sunday night at The Ear Inn, the performances that moved me the most were three love songs — i … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: This morning, I saw with pleasure that a recent post on the jazz club Smalls had been translated int … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: Photo by John Herr Please Join the Family and Friends of Eddie Locke in a Celebration of his Life … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: It’s tempting for those who love an older art form — such as swinging jazz — to ro … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: It might be a New Yorker’s prejudice, but I don’t associate hot jazz with Arizona. In t … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: I spend more than enough time in front of the computer (my neck can testify to this) but I’ve … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: No, it’s not a Jimmie Lunceford original. But I just read a newspaper profile by Rachel Swan … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: Two items from eBay form a lovely combination. The first is a Bunny Berigan autograph. Too bad tha … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: Many YouTube videos of jazz performances are exuberant hot music, nearly violent in their emotional … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: I celebrate Flemming Thorbye again for sharing this clip from Danish television (October 2008). In … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: My title comes from a 1939 Count Basie Decca record featuring sweet Helen Humes, wondrous Lester You … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: Readers may recall my post about this Harry Woods song — the sheet music a recent eBay purchas … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: Randy Sandke Photographer John Herr captured some fascinating portraits at the October 2009 concert … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: I don’t use those words lightly. If you’ve never heard Chris play, go immediately to th … more →