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The Jazz.com Blog
http://www.jazz.com/jazz-blog
The jazz.com blog covers the world of jazz with news, reviews, and commentary.
- Added on: Jan 18th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Why Jazz Fans Should Avoid Illegal Substances
What if your great moment in jazz arrived, and you slept through it. Walter Kolosky relates the story below. T.G. My approach to the appreciation of jazz, and all the arts, has been shaped by a series of illuminating personal experiences and u...
THE DOZENS: JAZZ CELLO
Can the cello swing? Can the cello be as melodically sophisticated as traditional jazz instruments? Is the cello capable of strongly accompanying a jazz band? Since the beginning of jazz, stringed instruments have played an important role in the i...
Anita O\'Day on DVD
Thomas Cunniffe covers the world of DVDs for jazz.com. His most recent review here looked at Charles Mingus's Epitaph and Town Hall Concert. Now Cunniffe turns his attention to two videos featuring the late vocalist Anita O'Day. T.G. ...
In Conversation with Sonny Rollins
By Stuart Nicholson Sonny Rollins by Ron Hudson A Sonny Rollins concert is an event in the world of jazz. Rollin...
How We Got to Be Cool
I’m still a little fuzzy on how I became an authority on acting cool. But sometimes one simply must accept the destiny fate hands out. In any event, I am sharing the wealth with an extract below from my new book The Birth (and Death) of the Cool....
THE DOZENS: HOAGY CARMICHAEL
Hoagy Carmichael was born in Bloomington, Indiana on November 22, 1899. His given name, Hoagland, derived from a circus troupe “The Hoaglands” who stayed with the Carmichaels during Mrs. Carmichael’s pregnancy. Hoagy’s mother was a pianis...
