Mick Carlon
Mick’s Contributions
04/09/13 In Profile with Mick Carlon
Jazz Warmth—It’s Real
The kindness of Marian McPartland and Jackie McLean went a long way
12/10/12 In Profile with Mick Carlon
San Antonio’s Jim Cullum Jazz Band
Crisp, swinging, and soulful
07/14/12 In Profile with Mick Carlon
George A. Santino: A Seattle Crooner
Mick Carlon on the singer raised in Philadelphia and employed for 20 years at Microsoft
06/14/12 In Profile with Mick Carlon
Off the Beaten Track: Rediscovering a Couple of Little Known Gems
Edmond Hall's 'Profoundly Blue' and John Lewis/Sacha Distel's 'Afternoon in Paris'
05/26/12 In Profile with Mick Carlon
Poem for Billy Higgins
I saw Billy Higgins Once On a warm October Greenwich Village Night. He was surrounded by Friends At an outdoor Cafe. Holy moley, I thought, That's Billy Higgins! Naturally, He was Smiling.
09/07/11 In Profile with Mick Carlon
New Black Eagle Jazz Band: 40 Years of Jazz
Mick Carlon on the noted traditional jazz band based in New England
06/25/11 In Profile with Mick Carlon
Dave McKenna: The Big Man and his Big Fan
Mick Carlon explains his admiration for the late jazz pianist, Dave McKenna
06/15/11 In Profile with Mick Carlon
In Its Own Time: Remembering the Miles Davis Quintet of 1955-1956
Mick Carlon revisits the legacy of the trumpeter’s influential group with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones
06/04/11 In Profile with Mick Carlon
Lady Day and her Pres: A Sublime Pairing
Mick Carlon on the unique contributions of Billie Holiday and Lester Young
05/25/11 In Profile with Mick Carlon
Benny Carter: Ah, April in Paris
Mick Carlon recalls his brush with the greatness of saxophonist, composer and arranger Benny Carter
05/16/11 In Profile with Mick Carlon
The Everlasting Duke Ellington
Mick Carlon on Never No Lament – a collection of Ellington material featuring Ben Webster and Jimmie Blanton from 1940-1942
05/04/11 In Profile with Mick Carlon
Ruby Braff: The Beauty in Music
Mick Carlon reminisces about the late trumpeter Ruby Braff
04/15/11 In Profile with Mick Carlon
Jack Bradley: Spreading the Gospel
Mick Carlon profiles long-time jazz photographer and road manager Jack Bradley
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Mick Carlon's young adult novel, Riding on Duke's Train, published by Leapfrog Press, is being adopted by school systems across the country. A second novel, Travels With Louis, about Louis Armstrong, will be published in September, 2012. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife, Lisa, and their daughters, Hannah and Sarah.
Mick Carlon joined the JazzTimes community on Apr 13, 2011