Jazz is full of songs that have BLUE in the title that aren’t actually blues, whether 8, 12, or 16 bars. And the EarRegulars played two of the nicest ones last Sunday night, December 6, 2009, a… more →
JAZZ LIVESdelarue wrote 3 days ago: Jazz guitarist Graham Dechter’s debut as a bandleader is auspicious to say the least. A John Clayton … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: Jazz is full of songs that have BLUE in the title that aren’t actually blues, whether 8, 12, o … more →
jazzlives wrote 3 weeks ago: Good news! The very gifted (subtle, swinging, thoughtful . . . ) trumpeter / fluegelhornist / corne … more →
jazzlives wrote 4 weeks ago: Last Sunday at The Ear Inn, November 22, 2009, the compact, eloquent quartet — The Ear Regular … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: Jon-Erik Kellso already has a deep repertoire of songs, as listeners know. I was especially delight … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: My title comes from a 1939 Count Basie Decca record featuring sweet Helen Humes, wondrous Lester You … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: What, I ask you, could be simpler or more pleasing? Duke will be here for a whirlwind tour where ev … more →
jazzlives wrote 6 months ago: This performance — faster than usual, happily so — took place last night, Sunday, June 2 … more →
jazzlives wrote 6 months ago: New Yorkers are lucky for many reasons — but here’s something new to celebrate. Trumpete … more →
jazzlives wrote 7 months ago: This four-day New York celebration was planned to celebrate the 95th birthday of dancer, choreograph … more →
jazzlives wrote 7 months ago: The wizard guitarist (plectrist, rather) Matt Munisteri has a ferocious beat, is a cornucopia of new … more →
Jon Burr wrote 10 months ago: We did a house concert last Sunday in Yonkers. We were invited by Marilee Scheuneman on behalf of th … more →
jazzlives wrote 10 months ago: I tried to tell Betty Sue that she didn’t need to place herself so firmly in front of her radi … more →
jazzlives wrote 11 months ago: The splendid pianist and singer Mark Shane (here captured by “Opening Minds” at a gig la … more →
jazzlives wrote 11 months ago: The posting below found its way into the JAZZ LIVES mailbox, thanks to John Herr: January 12, 2009 T … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: My title comes from the musicians’ expression for starting a song without an introduction, rat … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: The good news is that another Sidney Bechet Society concert is around the corner on Monday, Septembe … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: When I got a copy of Retta Christie’s new CD, RETTA CHRISTIE WITH DAVID EVANS AND DAVE FRISH … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: Last Wednesday, the Sidney Bechet Society, created by Eric Offner, held two concerts at Symphony Spa … more →