Tricky Sam Adam  Gopnik's take on Duke Ellington is that his contribution should be measured not by that hoary yardstick:" a g...

A ripe and juicy, seamy and funky show. Here's the show. Here's the Playlist: Clarence Carter   “Back Door Santa”     ( Atla...

Ronan Guilfoyle's post, Amateur Hour , raises interesting questions. Will the "democratization" of technology undermine tradit...

  A number of jazz musicians passed away in 2013. On this show, I chose to focus on Marion McPartland, Chico Hamilton and Jim Hall. ...

Today being the birthday of the great pianist McCoy Tyner, here are two older posts about McCoy, along with published comments. Feel free to...