Tristano and Bird
Tom Reney blogs about the Chicago pianist’s debt to Charlie Parker
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Chick Webb: The Savoy King
Tom Reney blogs about one of the greatest drummers in jazz history
The Roots of Joe Henderson
Tom Reney blogs about the saxophonist’s impact and influences
‘Dameronia’: A New Bio Sheds Light on a Sadly Forgotten Figure
The legacy of pianist/composer Tadd Dameron is finally recognized
Concert Review: Ralph Lalama and BopJuice
The tenor saxophonist at Smalls, NYC, Jan. 2013
Paul Butterfield: Origins of an Originator
Tom Reney Blogs on a Blues-Rock Innovator
Mickey Baker: A Tough Customer Who Never Lost His Edge
Tom Reney pays tribute to the recently deceased guitar pioneer
Houston Person: Timeless, Yet Endangered, Style
Radio host Tom Reney on the unique gifts of the veteran saxophonist
Tony Bennett: Loving Jazz
New England radio host Tom Reney blogs about the legendary singer
Joel Frahm: Storytelling Tenor
New England jazz radio host Tom Reney blogs about the saxophonist
Dexter Gordon’s Heroic Quest
Tom Reney blogs about the legacy of the powerful and colorful saxophonist
Jaki Byard: An Appreciation
Remembering the groundbreaking pianist on his 90th birthday
Archie Shepp: Admired by Trane, Feared by Miles
Reconsidering a reclusive giant at 75
Art Farmer: Every Note Means Something
Remembering one of the great unsung trumpeters
Jazz History-Historiography Milestone
Tom Reney on some of the earliest written pieces on jazz
Duke Ellington & George Wein: Civilizing New Orleans
Tom Reney connects the legendary bandleader with the festival promoter and the roots of Jazz Fest in New Orleans
Meditations on Mingus’ 90th
Tom Reney blogs about the legendary bassist and his legacy
Jazz on a Summer’s Day: Bringing Jazz Into the Sun
Tom Reney on the documentary film about the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival
Framing Marian McPartland
Tom Reney blogs about In Good Time, a new documentary on the pianist and radio host
Tom Reney Asks: What’s the Matter with Kids Today?
Radio host blogs about recent experience as a guest lecturer at local liberal arts college
Jeremy Pelt: On BAM, Blossom Dearie, and Groove
Tom Reney interviews the trumpeter about his thoughts on a wide range of topics
Monk/Oscar/Evans: Live at the BBC
Tom Reney digs into ’60s television appearances by jazz piano greats
Is Ehud Asherie in Town?
Tom Reney blogs about emerging piano talent
Johnny Otis: Black by Persuasion
Tom Reney on the life and legacy of the unique R&B performer
Bravo Sonny Rollins, Boo the Kennedy Center
Tom Reney has a beef with the Kennedy Center Honors