Poster advertising Chick Webb and His NBC Orchestra’s appearance at Grotto Park in Elmira, N.Y., on December 28, 1938. This is the first known poster to feature Ella Fitzgerald’s name.
Taurey Butler finds a home away from home
One of the most generous aspects of interviewing British-born Hammond B-3 organist and electric pianist Brian Auger—the toast of Swinging London’s soul-jazz scene and a … Read More “Brian Auger”
The last time Hilario Duran, the 69-year-old Cuban Canadian piano master and composer, teamed up with another pianist was in 2017, when he performed duets … Read More “Cuba Across the Generations”
“Midnight Waves,” a highlight of Joey Alexander’s sixth album, Origin, describes the nocturnal ocean off Bali, where the teenaged pianist and his parents returned home … Read More “The Next Step”
