Topix — Jazz scene photographer Herman Leonard, famous for his smoky, backlighted black-and-white photos of such greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra, has died. more info
Totally Fuzzy — Ishkabibliophile said...
A girl group mixtape
He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' Bananarama
Chains The Cookies
Needle In A Haystack The Velvelettes
Bhang, Bhang, I'm a Burnout Dum Dum Girls
You're No Rock N' Roll Fun Sleater-Kinney
Nobody Knows What's Go... more info
Guardian Music — (Mainstem)Despite the title, this session by UK trumpeter Steve Waterman doesn't actually concentrate on the New Orleans funerals-and-marches music proto-jazz legend Buddy Bolden might have played, but it does include the famous West End Blues (one o... more info
Guardian Music — Various venues, BreconJazz may thrive in the urban jungle, but it can sound fresh and wild in the country, too. Now under the wing of Hay Festivals, Brecon Jazz has been reborn as an event to rival the better European festivals, wrapped neatly round... more info
All About Jazz — But which one? The sound on the records, the iconic image on the television screen, or the actual person?
In the spring of 1967, I was fourteen—someone who had secretly listening to Louis Armstrong records for a few years. And I was fortunate e... more info
All About Jazz — Dave Brubeck, renowned jazz pianist, icon and composer; Daphne Ridley, RN, MA, nurse manager for orthopedics at Beth Israel Medical Center; Kimberly Sue, an honor student and actress; and CareFusion, a global medical device company that supports jazz... more info
All About Jazz — By Nick Deriso"The Magic Hour" by Louisiana-born trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was that sweetest of swinging homecomings--like time spent laughing with old friends on a front porch.
We have Marsalis returning finally to small-band work--where he once sp... more info
All About Jazz — Some have castigated the recent alliance between Sony and the Miles Davis estate which offers "A mouthpiece replica of exactly the 'Gustat' Heim 2 model used by Davis especially created by Kanstul," t-shirts and other fascinating items. They even thr... more info
All About Jazz — Coca-Cola Generations In Jazz Festival
The Coca-Cola Generations In Jazz Festival from September 6-October 10, 2010, features a full array of jazz performers from 15-92 years of age, a multi-generational exploration of the full spectrum of jazz trad... more info
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