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Jazz Lives

http://www.jazzlives.wordpress.com

Jazz -- energized, passionate, swinging -- is what this blog chronicles, whether it's a live performance in New York City or Nova Scotia, a brand-new CD or a classic from 1933, as well as the people who write about jazz, photograph it, and chronicle it.

• Added on: Aug 1st, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Michael Steinman
• Listed in: Jazz

Recent Posts

• “HOT” on SPRING STREET (Nov. 22, 2009)

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 19:26 in Hot, youtube, irreplaceable, johnny mercer, jazz blog, lester young, the real thing, billy may, bix beiderbecke, joe sullivan, jazz titans, the heroes among us

  Last Sunday at The Ear Inn, November 22, 2009, the compact, eloquent quartet — The Ear Regulars or the Earregulars, depending on what region you come from — performed two lovely Ralph Rainger ballads, PLEASE and WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE.�...

• WE’RE THANKFUL FOR TERRY WALDO (Nov. 2009)

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 05:15 in fat cat, jazz blog, andrew hall, smalls, the real thing, terry waldo, the heroes among us, the things we love, michael steinman, swing you cats!, eubie blake, jim fryer

  Terry Waldo was a protege of Eubie Blake and continues to be a stomping pianist, an intriguing composer, singer, and bandleader.  Here are details of Terry’s upcoming gigs: welcome alternatives to holiday shopping!   Banjo Jim’s 700 ...

• CHRIS DAWSON: STRIDE FOR CHRISTMAS!

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 21:02 in cd baby, irreplaceable, bill evans, fats waller, jazz blog, christmas music, christmas jazz, holiday music, the real thing, teddy wilson, jazz titans, the heroes among us

  Yesterday I received my copy of pianist Chris Dawson’s first solo CD, STRIDIN’ THROUGH CHRISTMAS, and it’s a wow.  But perhaps you’d like to read some expert testimony: Let’s get my personal prejudices out of the wa...

• SINGING PRETTY SONGS at The Ear Inn (Nov. 22, 2009)

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 18:09 in irreplaceable, ballads, bing crosby, jazz blog, lester young, the real thing, ben webster, jazz titans, the heroes among us, the things we love, michael steinman, ruby braff

  Jon-Erik Kellso already has a deep repertoire of songs, as listeners know.  I was especially delighted when he decided to add Ralph Rainger’s PLEASE to his list, which he did last Sunday night (November 22, 2009) at the Ear Inn.  The EarRegul...

• TEA WITH THE CARDS (Nov. 16, 2009)

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 15:03 in jazz blog, the real thing, swing dance, the heroes among us, the things we love, michael steinman, ideal places, cangelosi cards, jake sanders, tamar korn, swing you cats!, jazz lives

  As I’ve written, the downtown haunt Banjo Jim’s (Avenue C and 9th Street) in New York City offers the possibility for ecstatic musical experiences when the Cangelosi Cards take the floor.  Literally, it is the floor, since there is no d...

• “A PRINCE OF A GUY”

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 17:11 in pauline kael, dylan thomas, irreplaceable, charles ives, jazz blog, the real thing, cecil taylor, howard alden, preservation hall jazz band, the heroes among us, the things we love, michael steinman

  MARIANNE MANGAN REMEMBERS LEROY “SAM” PARKINS A PRINCE OF A GUY Prequel: After spending a wonderful week in Israel (during which time he had, curiously or presciently, found the spot where he wanted his cremated ashes scattered), Sam Par...

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