Overdue Ovation
11/22/10 By Andrew Gilbert
Mary Stallings: The Best-kept Secret in Vocal Jazz
Andrew Gilbert profiles the soulful jazz singer from the Bay area
November 2010 By Bill Milkowski
Barry Altschul: He’s Back (Though He Never Left)
Drummer remains active in a variety of bands and projects
July/August 2010 By Andrew Gilbert
Philip Catherine: Overdue Ovation
Andrew Gilbert profiles legendary European jazz guitarist who has often been overlooked in the U.S.
March 2010 By Bill Milkowski
Jimmy Heath: The Endless Search
Beloved by his bop-era colleagues as well as generations of disciples, veteran saxophonist-composer-arranger Jimmy Heath is an active octogenarian on the scene, still swinging after all these years. At age 83, the NEA Jazz Master (Class of ’03) is blowing...
January/February 2010 By Don Heckman
Ed Shaughnessy: One More Thing to Get Right
Despite a shift in priorities, drummer Ed Shaughnessy keeps his chops sharp
October 2009 By Bill Milkowski
Jack Wilkins: Rigatoni & Ringing Harmonics
Tuesday is live jazz night at Bella Luna, an exceptional Italian restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. For the past couple of years, guitarist Jack Wilkins has held court at this intimate hang, swinging nonchalantly in one corner of the room as unsuspecting...
August/September 2009 By Mike Joyce
Red Holloway: A Bluesy Jazzman, A Jazzy Bluesman
Like many musicians who came up during the swing era and have since spent much of their life traveling the world, saxophonist Red Holloway has a trove of road stories to share. Yet none is more vivid or revealing than his childhood recollection of leaving...
May 2009 By Andrew Gilbert
Ernestine Anderson: A Strong Second Act
The story of rock ’n’ roll is usually told as a triumphant march, a populist victory for exuberant kids over the forces of repression and cultural conformity. But the rock revolution, particularly the second wave spearheaded by the British Invasion, also...
April 2009 By Thomas Conrad
Arild Andersen: Burning in the Cold, Dark North
"I think I've finally found it," says this ECM artist
March 2009 By Bill Milkowski
Sheila Jordan: Still Celebrating Bird
Bill Milkowski gives an Overdue Ovation to singer Sheila Jordan.
