“I don’t play guitar,” C.F. “Chris” Martin IV, sixth-generation member of the family that owns Martin Guitars, admitted near the…
The Glenn Miller Orchestra: Still Swinging After All These Years
Eighty-five years after Glenn Miller launched his chart-busting Swing Era dance band, the current incarnation continues to gift audiences in…
Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge: “Within Us” on the Road
First we hear the high woodwinds — flute, soprano sax, clarinets — and muted trumpets along with Sara Caswell‘s soaring…
When Boz Met TAFKAP: Nick Hornby’s “Dickens and Prince”
I’m a long-standing fan of the pop culture creations of Charles Dickens and Prince Rogers Nelson. I’ve gravitated to Charles…
Goodbye, Croz
I don’t have a lot to add to what’s already been said about the life and legacy of David Crosby,…
WUSF Just Killed Its Jazz Programming!
When I heard the news last night, I was just about to begin playing a concert (French horn) with Fanfare…
The Montreal Jazz Fest Gives the Singers Some!
High-caliber jazz instrumentalists, of course, are all over the 17 stages of the Montreal Jazz Festival. I even ran into…
FOMO, anyone? In the Thick of the Montreal Jazz Fest
“It’s such a gift to be able to play music in front of, and with, real people,” Norwegian piano hero…
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Late Plane to Cry
Bonjour Montreal! I made it* My Thursday itinerary for the Montreal International Jazz Festival called for arriving at the Montreal…
Montreal Jazz Fest: I’ve Seen a Few (Editions)
The 42nd edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival will kick off today (June 30) while I’m in the air, enroute…
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