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A former newspaper writer / editor who has been writing about jazz for more than twenty-five years.

Duke's Place

Mercer Hassy Orchestra

2024-04-17

Gin

Jill McCarron Trio

2024-04-08

Cohesion

David Larsen

2024-04-07

Finesse

Jim Rotondi

2024-04-06

Bianca

Dan Pugach Big Band

2024-04-05

Keep Swingin'

Dial and DeRosa

2024-03-30

Fiesta at Caroga

Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective

2024-03-29

Love Is Passing Thru

Roberto Magris

2024-03-28

Wonderful!

Mike LeDonne

2024-03-27

Sextet Session

Doug MacDonald

2024-03-22

Foundations

Geoffrey Dean Quartet

2024-03-21

A New Beat

Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Generation Y

2024-03-19

Roots

Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

2024-03-15

Live at Chatterbox

Tucker Brothers

2024-03-14

Charles, Play!

Charles Chen

2024-03-13

Mode for Noah

Noah Becker

2024-03-12

Beat Mirage

Mina Cho

2024-03-09

The Brotherman Project

Rodger Fox Big Band Featuring King Kapisi

2024-03-06

The Other Side

Peter DiCarlo

2024-03-05

Being

Chris Rottmayer

2024-03-04

Tidal Currents: East Meets West

Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra

2024-02-26

Whisper Not

Paul Kendall

2024-02-25

Blue Topaz

Peter Hand

2024-02-24

Tiny Big Band 2

Nikos Chatzitsakos

2024-02-18

Live At Dizzy's Club: The Music of Elvin & McCoy

Gerald Cannon

2024-02-15

Unconditional

Atley King

2024-02-09

Lotta Livin'

Betty Bryant

2024-02-08

Come Fly with Me

Judy Whitmore

2024-02-06

Equilibrio

Gabriel Guerrero & Quantum

2024-02-02

Tango Suite Buenos Aires

Antonio Gavrila

2024-02-01

Top Secret Lab

Rob Susman

2024-01-31

Life Songs

Marshall Gilkes and WDR Big Band

2024-01-28

Short Stories

David Lopato

2024-01-26

X-Man in New York

Xaver Hellmeier

2024-01-25

The Song in Our Soul

The Palomar Trio

2024-01-24

Grand Company

Ray Gallon

2024-01-23

Home Cookin'

Cory Weeds

2024-01-17

Nefertiti

Howard University Jazz Ensemble 2023

2024-01-13

Moment to Moment

Bernie Senensky

2024-01-11

A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band

The Flying Horse Big Band

2024-01-03

VuVu for Frances

Claire Daly

2024-01-02

Covers

Lucas Pino

2024-01-01

Live at the Uptowner

Dave Bayles Trio

2023-12-26

Groove Street

The Dave Stryker Trio

2023-12-25

ONE

Atlantic Road Trip

2023-12-24

Caribbean Blue

Russ Spiegel

2023-12-19

Swingin' with Legends 2

Angela DeNiro

2023-12-14

Earotica

John Lang

2023-12-13

Firetet

Constantine Alexander

2023-12-12

NOhMAD

Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra

2023-12-10

Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2023

Year in Review | 2023-12-19

Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2022

Year in Review | 2022-12-14

Jack Bowers: Top 15 Albums of 2021

Year in Review | 2022-01-07

Jack Bowers' Best Releases Of 2020

Year in Review | 2020-12-21

A Big Band Spectacular? You Bet Your Brass!

Big Band Report | 2017-06-05

Time Check: A Paucity of Riches?

Big Band Report | 2016-06-02

Buddy Rich Rides Again

Big Band Report | 2016-01-27

Buddy Rich: The Beat Goes On

Big Band Report | 2014-06-11

Leslie Lewis: Midnight Sun / Keeper of the Flame

Multiple Reviews | 2013-08-03

Swingin' on a Riff . . . Hangin' by a Thread?

Big Band Report | 2013-06-14

Pointing Fingers... And Naming Names

Big Band Report | 2013-05-04

In Tune or Not in Tune... That Is the Question

Big Band Report | 2013-04-02

"Lone Wolf" Finds Plenty to Chew On

Big Band Report | 2013-03-08

Buddy Rich: In a Zone of His Own

Big Band Report | 2013-02-10

Dave Brubeck: Small Groups, Large Stature

Big Band Report | 2013-01-03

Albert–Hobbs Big Band / Jeff Hamilton–DePaul University...

Big Band Caravan | 2012-12-11

After 15 Years, a "Caravan" Ends Its Journey

Big Band Report | 2012-12-11

R3: Special Big Band / Gull Lake Jazz Orchestra / Empire Jazz...

Big Band Caravan | 2012-11-17

Did Stan Kenton Swing? You Bet Your Walkin' Shoes He Did...

Big Band Report | 2012-11-16

Stars on the Horizon

Big Band Report | 2012-10-08

Bob Mintzer Big Band / Bob Wilber and the Tuxedo Big Band / Joe...

Big Band Caravan | 2012-10-07

Kris Berg & the Metroplexity Big Band / Michael Treni Big Band...

Big Band Caravan | 2012-09-09

From Charlie Christian to Charlie Parker

Big Band Report | 2012-09-04

Budman-Levy Orchestra / Jens Wendelboe Big Band /...

Big Band Caravan | 2012-08-07

Ladder Is High, Women Keep Climbing

Big Band Report | 2012-08-05

June Means Jazz as Festivals Flourish

Big Band Report | 2012-07-12

James Morrison / Tall & Small / Millennium Jazz Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2012-07-12

Darmstadter Big Band / Alon Yavnai–NDR Big Band / Red Bank...

Big Band Caravan | 2012-06-06

Caution: Brief Column Ahead...

Big Band Report | 2012-06-04

Bob Lark Alumni Band / Bob Curnow / JazzMN Big Band

Big Band Caravan | 2012-05-08

The "Desert Island" Revisited

Big Band Report | 2012-05-07

Marching to a Jazz Tempo

Big Band Report | 2012-04-05

Stan Kenton-UW Eau Claire / Kirk MacDonald Orchestra / Kansas...

Big Band Caravan | 2012-04-05

109

Nova Jazz Orchestra / Christian McBride Big Band / NYJO

Big Band Caravan | 2012-03-05

111

The AJO: Alive and Swinging at Thirty

Big Band Report | 2012-03-04

Skelton Skinner All Stars / Clare Fischer Big Band / Ron...

Big Band Caravan | 2012-02-10

Bob Brookmeyer: Jack of All Trades, Master of Valves

Big Band Report | 2012-02-05

SuperSax Me

Big Band Report | 2012-01-13

Stan Kenton-NOVA Jazz Orchestra / Baker's Dozen Big Band /...

Big Band Caravan | 2012-01-10

140

Catching Up

Big Band Report | 2011-12-08

141

Cecilia Coleman Big Band / Phil Norman Tentet / UNT One O'Clock...

Big Band Caravan | 2011-12-01

150

Westchester Jazz Orchestra / Sandvika Storband / Band of Bones

Big Band Caravan | 2011-11-13

225

"Modern Sounds," or: Running a Marathon in Full Body Armor

Big Band Report | 2011-11-08

190

Rodger Fox's Wellington Jazz Orchestra / Sammy Nestico-SWR Big...

Big Band Caravan | 2011-10-11

171

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, It's Off To Jazz We Go . . .

Big Band Report | 2011-10-09

BuJazzO: That's German for Swinging Big Band Jazz

Big Band Report | 2011-09-04

239

John MacLeod & His Rex Hotel Orchestra / Tim Davies Big Band /...

Big Band Caravan | 2011-09-03

262

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band / Gerald Wilson Orchestra /...

Big Band Caravan | 2011-08-11

203

Big Band Jazz: It's Not Just for Guys Anymore

Big Band Report | 2011-08-04

191

Jack's Gone! No He Isn't; Yes He Is; No He Isn't...!

Big Band Report | 2011-07-08

238

Troy Roberts: Green Lights

Album Review | Publish Date: 1

OSU Jazz Orchestra: Angular Tuesday

Album Review | Publish Date: 9

Ron Rieder: Latin Jazz Sessions

Album Review | Publish Date: 13

Grace Kelly with Strings: At the Movies

Album Review | Publish Date: 14

Curtis Taylor: Taylor Made

Album Review | Publish Date: 15

Zach Rich: Solidarity

Album Review | Publish Date: 21

Hakon Skogstad: 8 Concepts of Tango

Album Review | Publish Date: 23

Ian Carey: Strange Arts

Album Review | Publish Date: 29

Jeremy Pelt: Tomorrow's Another Day

Album Review | Publish Date: 30

"A Swingin' Affair" Outshines Its Name

Big Band Report | 2009-06-08

2,095

Time Check: A Paucity of Riches?

Big Band Report | 2016-06-02

Swingin' on a Riff . . . Hangin' by a Thread?

Big Band Report | 2013-06-14

Buddy Rich: The Beat Goes On

Big Band Report | 2014-06-11

Buddy Rich: In a Zone of His Own

Big Band Report | 2013-02-10

A Big Band Spectacular? You Bet Your Brass!

Big Band Report | 2017-06-05

Pointing Fingers... And Naming Names

Big Band Report | 2013-05-04

In Tune or Not in Tune... That Is the Question

Big Band Report | 2013-04-02

Tops in '10: The Best Big Band Albums of the Year

Big Band Report | 2010-12-03

471

Read "Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter"

Jack Cooper: Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter

Album Review | 2003-07-25

2,347

Michael Waldrop Big Band: Time Within Itself

Album Review | 2015-04-02

1,837

Read "Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra"

Jack Cooper: Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra

Album Review | 2014-09-23

1,763

"Lone Wolf" Finds Plenty to Chew On

Big Band Report | 2013-03-08

Dave Brubeck: Small Groups, Large Stature

Big Band Report | 2013-01-03

Hy Perbole's Astonishingly Incomparable All-Stars: Hy Perbole's Astonishingly Incomparable Superstars: Platinum-Plated Gold

Extended Analysis | 2007-04-01

1,143

Maynard Ferguson: Gonna Fly Now

Big Band Report | 2006-09-05

1,406

Read "Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra: It's About Time / Scallywag / Slammin' Joe's"

The Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra: Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra: It's About Time / Scallywag / Slammin' Joe's

Extended Analysis | 2013-07-19

Resonance Big Band / Sammy Nestico-SWR Big Band / Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra / Alf Clausen Jazz Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2009-07-10

1,767

Phil Woods / Stan Kenton / The Les Hooper Band

Big Band Caravan | 2010-06-03

1,849

Stan Kenton-NOVA Jazz Orchestra / Baker's Dozen Big Band / Danny D'Imperio and the Bloviators

Big Band Caravan | 2012-01-10

140

Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes

Film Review | 2005-12-09

476

Granddad Does Dallas

Big Band Report | 2006-04-15

1,448

Stan Kenton-UW Eau Claire / Kirk MacDonald Orchestra / Kansas City Jazz Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2012-04-05

109

"Modern Sounds," or: Running a Marathon in Full Body Armor

Big Band Report | 2011-11-08

190

Gordon Goodwin / DePaul University / Wayne Bergeron / South Florida Jazz Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2008-12-26

1,406

Sammy Nestico: A Portrait of Sammy

Album Review | 2005-05-09

708

Maynard Ferguson: Live -- At the Top

Film Review | 2005-04-05

419

Lars Gullin: Danny's Dream: Volume 8, 1953-55

Album Review | 2006-03-04

246

Bob Florence Limited Edition / Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band / Dana Legg Stage Band / John Burnett Swing Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2009-08-03

1,432

Bob Lark Alumni Band / Bob Curnow / JazzMN Big Band

Big Band Caravan | 2012-05-08

Buddy Rich Rides Again

Big Band Report | 2016-01-27

Jason Hainsworth Big Band / DePaul University Jazz Ensemble / Big Band Ritmo Sinfonica Citta di Verona / Howard University Jazz Ensemble

Big Band Caravan | 2009-06-10

1,015

The IAJE's Collapse: What Happened?

Big Band Report | 2008-05-07

936

Darmstadter Big Band / Alon Yavnai–NDR Big Band / Red Bank Jazz Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2012-06-06

Pat Metheny / Kenny G: The Jazz Soul of P.D.Q. Bach

Album Review | 2004-04-01

474

Kris Berg & the Metroplexity Big Band / Michael Treni Big Band / Millennium Jazz Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2012-09-09

Nova Jazz Orchestra / UNT One O'Clock Lab Band / Frank Macchia / Omar Sosa & NDR Big Band

Big Band Caravan | 2010-03-05

1,125

Gold Medalists Abound at Big Band Olympics

Big Band Report | 2011-06-15

200

James Morrison / Tall & Small / Millennium Jazz Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2012-07-12

Eric Miyashiro / CNY Jazz Orchestra / No Name Horses / Stockholm Jazz Orchestra / Howard University Jazz Ensemble

Big Band Caravan | 2008-07-07

1,191

Wayne Bergeron: Plays Well with Others

Album Review | 2007-07-17

363

Bob Mintzer Big Band / Bob Wilber and the Tuxedo Big Band / Joe Chambers Moving Pictures Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2012-10-07

Allen Carter Big Band / Lucerne Jazz Orchestra / Joris Teepe Big Band

Big Band Caravan | 2010-08-03

941

Vaughn Wiester / Doncaster Jazz Orchestra / Kluvers Big Band / Mike Holober & the Gotham Jazz Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2009-03-01

1,199

Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble: From Maxville to Vanport

Album Review | 2018-10-24

The Chris McDonald Orchestra: Big Band Hymns / Big Band Christmas

Album Review | 1999-11-01

391

Multiple Artists: Stan Kenton: Horns of Plenty

Extended Analysis | 2004-03-17

846

The Ken Peplowski Big Band: Sunrise

Album Review | 2018-04-29

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band / Gerald Wilson Orchestra / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2011-08-11

203

Dani Felber Big Band / Dan Gailey Jazz Orchestra / Jazz Composer's Workshop Orchestra

Big Band Caravan | 2010-09-02

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