Short, often opinionated pieces by JazzTimes’ editor and other trusted contributors.
When I was 19, I moved to New York City from Ventura, Calif. Growing up in the Los Angeles area in the ’70s and early … Read More “Chops: David Binney on Why Musicians May Not Need a Bite of the Big Apple”
You may have noticed that the latest issue of JazzTimes looks a little different. For months, our art director Carolyn Marsden and our graphic designer Eoin Laramee … Read More “JT Notes: JazzTimes Gets a New Look”
There are certain singers we might consider ’tweeners, occupying some liminal space between jazz and pop. Judy Garland is one of these, though I’ve always … Read More “Doris Day: Her Jazziest Moment”
James Newton is still best-known for a remarkable series of jazz albums recorded in the 1970s and 1980s, when the flutist was aligned with fearlessly … Read More “Chronology: James Newton’s Lonely Path”
On our editorial calendar, this issue was originally designated as “The Renegades Issue.” Here’s one of the ways Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “renegade”: “an … Read More “JT Notes: Renegade Heart”
Of the many trenchant quotes in the April 2019 of JazzTimes, one in particular from bassist Jaribu Shahid sticks out for me. You can find … Read More “JT Notes: In the Tradition”
Little wonder that Nat King Cole is revered as one of the towering crooners of the recorded-sound era; he sang as if his lungs were … Read More “Cole at 100: Not That Nat But This One”
In JazzTimes’ first issue of every new year, dated March (January/February doesn’t count because we actually finish producing that issue in December), it’s become our custom … Read More “Together Through Life: Paying Tribute, Looking Ahead”
“Piano’s great,” Gregory Lewis says. “But the organ—I don’t want to say it’s better, but it’s just different. You have more power and control, and … Read More “Chops: Gregory Lewis on the Hammond B-3”
