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 →
JAZZ LIVESjazzlives wrote 1 day ago: Last Sunday at The Ear Inn, November 22, 2009, the compact, eloquent quartet — The Ear Regular … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 days ago: Terry Waldo was a protege of Eubie Blake and continues to be a stomping pianist, an intriguing compo … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 days ago: Yesterday I received my copy of pianist Chris Dawson’s first solo CD, STRIDIN’ THROUGH C … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 days ago: Jon-Erik Kellso already has a deep repertoire of songs, as listeners know. I was especially delight … more →
jazzlives wrote 3 days ago: As I’ve written, the downtown haunt Banjo Jim’s (Avenue C and 9th Street) in New York Ci … more →
jazzlives wrote 5 days ago: MARIANNE MANGAN REMEMBERS LEROY “SAM” PARKINS A PRINCE OF A GUY Prequel: After spending … more →
jazzlives wrote 6 days ago: Leroy “Sam” Parkins, clarinetist, raconteur, and enthusiastic friend of this blog, died … more →
jazzlives wrote 6 days ago: In honor of Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin, Bing Crosby, Adam Keller, John Gill, and Jon-Erik Kellso … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: I don’t quite know how “Wolfgang’s Vault” tapped into the great store of rec … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: When Chris Dawson told me that he had recorded a solo piano album of Christmas music, inwardly I cri … more →
jazzlives wrote 1 week 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: It’s tempting for those who love an older art form — such as swinging jazz — to ro … more →
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 →
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 →
jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: No, it’s not a Jimmie Lunceford original. But I just read a newspaper profile by Rachel Swan … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: Two items from eBay form a lovely combination. The first is a Bunny Berigan autograph. Too bad tha … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: Many YouTube videos of jazz performances are exuberant hot music, nearly violent in their emotional … more →
jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: I celebrate Flemming Thorbye again for sharing this clip from Danish television (October 2008). In … more →