Chris B. Is it churlish to question whether some musicians should be called "jazz" musicians? I doubt it keeps them up at nigh...

Dismantling the pit orchestra The New York Times ran a piece on 3/24 talking about how pit orchestras are being moved out of pits so that...

Pianist  Robert Glasper  said, in reference to The Great American Songbook: "It's time for a new standard. We can't do the ol...

In a recent interview at Jazz wax , Robert Glasper said of existing jazz styles: "I think they've run their course in terms of att...

  Snap, Diddly and Squirt, in person There were a number of fabulous suggestions for re-naming this blog. B ut-my bombast notwithstand...

Gentlemen, we must not have an analog/digital Gap When you talk about the struggle for economic justice for jazz musicians (see posts bel...

The action by Justice for Jazz Artists   ( see below ) is getting a mixed reaction. Most people who contacted me are supportive of the actio...

I wanted to make note of the campaign being organized by Justice for Jazz Artists,  details of which you can read  here . In a  previous...

A nice comment on my last  post cited Coleman Hawkins as prime example of a musician who throughout his life sought new musical input. But,...

Here's what I mean: I played some 1950's  Prestige tracks for a friend  who knows a lot about jazz.  He listened and said "I n...

...to bring civilization to the West Coast. Back next week.

Can't be effusive enough about the great Roy Eldridge and thought I'd mark his birthday with a few comments and a small sampling of ...

Previously, the introduction of the  Chet Baker watch  inspired me to release these new products, essential for any jazz fan: Charlie Parke...

My wife can recognize Miles and Dizzy solos. Next stop: Fats Navarro. I found a bag of stuff in my house with some books and a 78 of Dina...

The Rules Committee, having been released en masse from Wormwood Scrubs , has finally met and tweaked the rules of the contest as follows: ...

As one of the dozen scam mailings my mother gets everyday would say: "Dear Entrant: You are one of a very small pool of residents in ...

Doug Ramsay was kind enough to feature my Louis Armstrong: Operatic at the Core post on his blog Rifftides.  Author of the Armstrong book...