I seldom write about my own projects here, but thought I’d throw out a quick note about the CD recently … More
Tag: Howard Mandel
Happy JazzApril — Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month
Jazz is alive and, well, in surprisingly good shape for its age, particularly given the ravages of time, the advent … More
Forget Elvis, MONK is everywhere: Eric Reed; Organ Monk; Melodious Thunk; Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition; Laurent De Wilde’s “Monk”
Planet Jazz: Notes From All Over Thelonious Sphere Monk, who would have turned 95 on Oct. 10, isn’t quite everywhere, … More
R.I.P., Jazz Journalist and Trombonist Mike Zwerin
Mike Zwerin, author of The Parisian Jazz Chronicles, published in 2005, and a first-rate critic for such publications as The … More
Music Blogs Sprouting; and Hentoff Exits the Voice
With the widespread elimination of arts-writing positions and numerous layoffs of talented writers from newspapers, it’s probably inevitable: More and … More
Jazz Legends: New Dual Biography of Miles and Coltrane
What defines a musical legend? Tricky question to answer. When it comes to jazz, my list of legendary artists, those … More