Dan Morgenstern Remembers Ira Gitler
Ira Gitler and I were friends for so long that I can no longer recall when first we met, but I suspect it was at … Read More “Dan Morgenstern Remembers Ira Gitler”
Dan Morgenstern
Dan Morgenstern is director emeritus of Rutgers University’s Institute of Jazz Studies, which he oversaw for more than 35 years. Prior to joining Rutgers, he edited several jazz magazines, including Metronome and DownBeat. He is the author of two books, Jazz People (1976) and Living with Jazz (2004), and has won eight Grammy awards for his album liner-note writing. In 2007, he received the A.B. Spellman Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Ira Sabin: Cool Daddy-O!
“I’ve been very fortunate,” says JazzTimes founder, former record-store owner and ex-jazz drummer Ira Sabin. “I’ve always done what I wanted to all my life. … Read More “Ira Sabin: Cool Daddy-O!”
Charlie Christian: Swing to Bop and Beyond
Charlie Christian has been gone for nearly 60 years, but there isn’t a guitarist worthy of the name that’s unaware of who this jazz genius … Read More “Charlie Christian: Swing to Bop and Beyond”
Duke Ellington: The Reprise Studio Recordings
The critics have largely neglected Ellington’s Reprise period (late 1963 to early 1965), and in view of the abundance of Ellingtonia spawned by the Ducal … Read More “Duke Ellington: The Reprise Studio Recordings”