Mark Gridley, author of Jazz Styles: History and Analysis, a leading textbook introducing the music to undergraduates for three decades, has called…
MoreIn the New York Times. Farewell to one of our absolute greats.…
MoreThe joys of jazz-related summer travel in Italy have long been known. I detail some of the fun I had at the…
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The passing of photographer Dennis Stock earlier this year (at age 81) inspired me to dig out my copy of a now…
MoreJazz Awards 2010 nominee and JazzWax proprietor Marc Myers assesses the legacy of the late Mitch Miller, under the headline: “Mitch Miller:…
MorePeruse some of the treasure on Flickr, via the Library of Congress. [Via Patrick of ABS.] [Update: WPFW-FM will be interviewing the…
MoreFrom Tony Ortega of The Village Voice. One could take issue with some of it, but it’s useful. Reactions, thoughts? Share them…
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What does a writer need to know in order to write both well, and also dispassionately, about music? Many musicians feel that…
MoreWired has the story (via Arts Journal): “Borrowing a page from patent trolls, the CEO of fledgling Las Vegas-based Righthaven has begun…
MoreThanks to Media Bistro (and Youtube) for bringing this ode of joy to JJA attentions, and to Bill Dyszel for its creation (see…
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For decades Mike Zwerin was the significant American in Paris for a floating readership of world travelers and settled expats, ready with…
More[See Brian Nation’s writeup here.] The 2010 Vancouver International Jazz Festival’s opening night gala ceremonies (on Thursday, June 24 from 7 to…
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