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Jimmy Rowles Tomorrow is Jimmy Rowles’s 99th birthday anniversary. The Spokane, Washington, native was quirky, unpredictable, and utterly compelling, making even the most...
Jane Ira Bloom at the Dickinson Homestead in 2016 Last Friday, I had the honor of presenting to Jane Ira Bloom the Jazz Journalists Association 2017 Award for Soprano Saxophonist...
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band at Monterey Pop (l-r) Mark Naftalin, Gene Dinwiddie, Elvin Bishop, Keith Johnson, Paul Butterfield One of the most widely-circulated films of Paul...
Diahann Carroll, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington in Paris Blues Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington recorded only one album together, and it was a long time in coming. The...