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Second Line

arisurdoval wrote 1 week ago: Four years have not lessened the horror of what happened in New Orleans during the first week of Sep … more →

Tags: allen toussaint, ari surdoval, Dr. John, earl king, Ernie K-Doe, fats domino, guitar slim, harry connick jr., Hurricane Katrina

On This Date (October 3, 1976) Victoria Spivey

themusicsover.com wrote 1 month ago: Victoria Spivey October 15, 1906 – October 3, 1976 With Louis Armstrong Victoria Spivey was a … more →

Tags: Blues, singer, blind lemon jefferson, Bob Dylan, louis armstrong, otis rush, Otis Spann, Victoria Spivey

AND WHEN I LOOKED UP . . . 7 comments

jazzlives wrote 3 months ago: This isn’t a posting about jazz, so purists are encouraged to turn over the leaf and choose an … more →

Tags: Ideal Places, Pay attention, the real thing, Butterfly, country house, Nature Photography, Summer Vacation

BARRELHOUSE GOES TO CHURCH1 comment

jazzlives wrote 3 months ago: Pianist Virginia Tichenor (casually fierce) and plectral shaman Craig Ventresco offer meditations on … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Ideal Places, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, the real thing, The Things We Love, Banjo, barrelhouse piano

CHRIS ALBERTSON'S NEW BLOG2 comments

jazzlives wrote 3 months ago: http://stomp-off.blogspot.com/2009/08/chris-albertson-credits-artistdirect.html If Chris Albertson … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Ideal Places, Jazz Titans, Jazz Worth Reading, Pay attention, The Heroes Among Us, the real thing, The Things We Love, Baron Timme Rosenkrantz

OH, PLAY THAT THING!1 comment

jazzlives wrote 3 months ago: Jamaica Knauer captured this inspiring performance of DIPPER MOUTH BLUES at the July 2007 Bix Fest i … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, the real thing, The Things We Love, Andy Schumm, bix beiderbecke, Bix Fest

Duke's Bones and More

arodjazz wrote 4 months ago: The Jazz.com Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians has been updated with six new trombone profiles.  Slowly … more →

Tags: Links, trombonists, Benny Morton, Duke Ellington, History of the Trombone, J.C. Higginbotham, Jazz History, Juan Tizol, Kid Ory

Heroes of Blues, Jazz and Country2 comments

danhartland wrote 4 months ago: R Crumb's History of Blues, Jazz & Country Every now and then, amidst the endless reissues o … more →

Tags: albums music, Music, Americana, Blues, Charlie Patton, Country Music, Dock Boggs, east texas serenaders, Folk music

O RARE BENT PERSSON (and FRIENDS)!5 comments

jazzlives wrote 4 months ago: Last night — Thursday, July 9, 2009 —  I witnessed the kind of jazz creativity and brave … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Ideal Places, Irreplaceable, Jazz Titans, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, the real thing, The Things We Love

Mabel's Dream1 comment

telescoper wrote 5 months ago: I could attempt to make a cheesy Radio 2 kind of link between my previous post and this one, along t … more →

Tags: Biographical, jazz, louis armstrong, johnny dodds, Johnny Handle

PLAYING THE FOOL OUT OF "UKULELE LADY"3 comments

jazzlives wrote 6 months ago: I read Whitney Balliet’s New Yorker Profile of King Oliver, “For the Comfort of the Peop … more →

Tags: The Things We Love, Swing You Cats!, Thanks-A-Million, Pay attention, Irreplaceable, The New Yorker, Jess Stacy, YouTube, Bent Persson

CRAIG VENTRESCO: "I MUST HAVE IT"2 comments

jazzlives wrote 6 months ago: I first met Craig in 2005 or so, when he was playing guitar and banjo with the Red Onion Jazz Band ( … more →

Tags: The Heroes Among Us, Jazz Titans, The Things We Love, the real thing, Swing You Cats!, Thanks-A-Million, Pay attention, jazz blog, Michael Steinman

Happenings Around Rossmoor 3/18/09

zvidrazel wrote 8 months ago: The annual Rossmoor Flea Market will be on Saturday, April 4th.  Every table space has been rented a … more →

Tags: General Information about Rossmoor, Rossmoor Walnut Creek, louis armstrong, Ted Shafer's jelly Roll Jazz Band, Tice Valley Jewish Community Center, Lions Club, Rossmoor Annual Flea Market

"A" Songs: Big Band & Ragtime MP3s

popcultureconnection wrote 9 months ago: All mp3’s on this site are believed to be in the public domain and are from the personal colle … more →

Tags: a, abbott & costello, ABE LYMAN, Al Jolson, Alice in Wonderland, Alma Gluck, Amos 'n' Andy, Amos and Andy, Arthur Collins

The M M & M 1000 - part 143 comments

DEZ wrote 10 months ago: Here’s the latest batch of Music Musings and Miscellany’s unapologetically subjective se … more →

Tags: 1000 singles, Blind Blake, contours, Delfonics, Frank Wilson, Fred Neil, hole, Jelly Roll Morton, John Lee Hooker

On This Date (January 23, 1973) Kid Ory

themusicsover.com wrote 10 months ago: Edward “Kid” Ory December 25, 1886 – January 23, 1973 Kid Ory was the greatest tro … more →

Tags: jazz, ~Musician~, Jelly Roll Morton, Jimmie Noone, johnny dodds, Kid Ory, louis armstrong, Sidney Bechet

musicology #2346 comments

themusicologist wrote 1 year ago: inmodwetrust #1 (Walter Jackson – That’s What Mama Say) new theme on themusicologist and … more →

Tags: soul, MOD, america, Curtis Mayfield, themusicologist, curtis mayfield, soul mp3, the impressions, 1963

Bar Four - 16th July4 comments

thedingaling wrote 1 year ago: BBC Introducing Presents Shout About Music   Missed openers Brassneck last night, due to getting too … more →

Tags: Live Review, the Foxes, Brassneck, Bar Four, Shout About Music

"BOTTOM BLUES" BY ALBERT AMMONS AND HIS RHYTHM KINGS3 comments

jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: Although I can’t envision life without daily infusions of stride piano, I’ve never manag … more →

Tags: Jazz Titans, The Things We Love, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, Count Basie, earl hines, Hot Lips Page, charlie parker, Kansas City


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