Home » Community Blog » Publisher's Desk

Jazz Dogs

By Michael Ricci
December 4, 2025
40 Views

Our weekly newsletters keep you connected to the latest in jazz—and to the work we're doing to strengthen the platform behind it. We also occasionally share stories from our community. Today, I want to share one of mine.

This past week, I said goodbye to my good buddy Sammy—AAJ's unofficial "Head of Security." We adopted Sam at 8 weeks, and for 14 years he stayed by my side as I worked from home on the All About Jazz you see today. He brought boundless joy, energy, and an endless enthusiasm for tennis balls. Sam was a gentle soul, as handsome as they come, and he lived the best possible life in our wooded, creekside home. They say life is better with a dog; with Sammy, it truly was.

As I've been sorting through his photos and videos—and putting together a playlist in his honor—it sparked an idea...

Dedicated to You: Our Dogs, Past and Present

I thought it would be meaningful and fun to celebrate our furry friends with a community photo gallery: Jazz Dogs. If you'd like to share a photo of your dog (past or present), sign in, then...

Go here
Click the Select Images to Upload button (choose a photo from your hard drive)
After selecting your image, click Upload Now
Click Tag Your Images and add a title, tags, and a short description
Be sure to tag your dog's name and add the jazz dogs tag

added some of Sammy

jazz cats

Posted to Publisher's Desk IN THE All About Jazz GROUP

PREVIOUS / NEXT

Your Feedback plus Musician Page Imp...
Next >

Comments

Support All About Jazz

All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form and, more importantly, supporting the musicians who make it. Our enduring commitment has made "AAJ" one of the most culturally important websites of its kind, read by hundreds of thousands of fans, musicians and industry figures every month.

Go Ad Free!

To maintain our platform while developing new means to foster jazz discovery and connectivity, we need your help. You can become a sustaining member for as little as $20 and in return, we'll immediately hide those pesky ads plus provide access to future articles for a full year. This winning combination vastly improves your AAJ experience and allow us to vigorously build on the pioneering work we first started in 1995. So enjoy an ad-free AAJ experience and help us remain a positive beacon for jazz by making a donation today.