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In the wake of the stunning commercial success of Wynton and Branford Marsalis, record companies rushed to put out more hip and swinging product from …
Freda Payne didn’t expect to be known as a soul singer with a hit single that would resonate across decades. She wanted to be …
Because I’ve been a Pat Metheny fan for decades (who hasn’t?), it came as a wonderful surprise to be asked to interview him …
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As anyone who has spent even an afternoon in New Orleans knows, that city’s traditional jazz has never gone away. But those of us …
So now we’ve passed the year marker. More than 365 days without many of the places, people, and events that so many of us …
The DC Jazz Festival, which this year will take place September 1-5—on both a delayed and an abbreviated schedule—has announced its full …
W. Royal Stokes, a jazz critic, historian, and former editor of JazzTimes from 1988 to 1990, died May 1 at his home in Elkins, West …
Reviews
Geoffrey Littlefield With Christopher Riddle: Nelson Riddle: Music With a Heartbeat (Grosvenor House)
At his peak, Frank Sinatra never seemed to make a bum call. He sang ahead of the beat, on the beat, behind the beat, rendering …
