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A Great Day in Harlem

Hey all just wanted to share a fun article in the New York Times that is a nice little primer on the great Art Kane Photo "Harlem 1958"...

Ruth Rheingold Interview

Hey gang - it's been a while but I've got a gem to share with you. If you missed it when it was first released, this is an interview with...

Portrait of Mal Waldron

A few years ago I got Naomi a couple of instrumental albums called Jazz Minus 1, which basically some great jazz players playing through...

LaTasha in the NYT AGAIN (still)

Well, LaTasha is at it again. She's taken her amazing project, "The Jazz Continuum" from Jacob's Pillow and developed it into a full show...

"1959, the Year that Changed Jazz"

Just wanted to share this documentary the focuses on 4 classic jazz albums that all came out in 1959: Kind of Blue by Miles Davis Time...

Duke Ellington in the NY Times

Hey gang I just saw this today and had to share with you. It is a really great little feature at the New York Times called "Five Minutes...

Helen Humes & Her All-Star Blues Band

Helen Humes was a fantastic singer with the Count Basie band, and here she shows that singing the Blues is absolutely no challenge for...

NPR Jazz Profile - Harry "Sweets" Edison

Photo by Lionel Decoster, via Wikimedia Commons Given his nickname by that prolific creator of jazz slang, Lester Young, Harry "Sweets"...

"UK Jazz" Dance in the 80's

I just saw this brief documentary posted by a dance friend on Facebook (thanks to Dom Eagleton for the find!) and it was super...

Count Basie on Jazz Casual

Another episode of Jazz Casual, this time with the great master of swing, Count Basie! Highlights include: 8:14 Basie killing it on...

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