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News: Event

Jazz Collectibles Show in New York on August 8th

Jazz Collectibles Show Saturday, Aug. 8th 155 West 72nd Street New York, NY 10023 10am to 2pm FREE 212-579-0689 Tons of rare jazz items will be available including records (LPs, 45 rpm, 78 rpm), sheet music, photographs, posters, books, magazines, jazz art, and miscellaneous ...

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Article: Interview

Jymie Merritt: Dedication Personified

Read "Jymie Merritt: Dedication Personified" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Jymie Merritt came up in Philadelphia during the evolution of bebop and hard bop, when the town was a hotbed of musical activity. Players like John Coltrane, Benny Golson, and Philly Joe Jones were getting started there, and musicians like Charlie Parker, J.J. Johnson, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis would come to the city to perform ...

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News: Festival

Davenport Celebrates Bix, Its Jazz Pioneer

Davenport Celebrates Bix, Its Jazz Pioneer

Davenport celebrates a jazz pioneer Leon Bismark “Bix" Beiderbecke was one of the first great white jazz musicians, a live-fast, die-young icon of the Roaring '20s. But in his hometown of Davenport, Iowa, on the Mississippi River, the mantra is “Bix Lives." Helping to keep that flame burning for Davenport's most famous resident, the Bix Beiderbecke ...

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Article: Genius Guide to Jazz

Liner Notes

Read "Liner Notes" reviewed by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius


When renowned jazz critic Leonard Feather was asked about this record, he said something favorable. And thus has become the general consensus since its release in late 1959, early 1974, 1989, 1998, and finally in 2004. I'm certain that upon hearing it, you'll feel the same.The fates aligned when this session was recorded. Not ...

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Article: New York Beat

Queens: Home of Jazz and Flushing Town Hall

Read "Queens: Home of Jazz and Flushing Town Hall" reviewed by Greg Thomas


When most people think of jazz in New York City, Manhattan readily comes to mind. The “East Coast" stride piano style was developed in Harlem, where venues such as the Savoy Ballroom, Small's Paradise, the Cotton Club and Minton's Playhouse presented the big bands and small groups of jazz lore. 52nd Street became known for its ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bix Beiderbecke

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bix Beiderbecke

All About Jazz is celebrating Bix Beiderbecke's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bix BeiderbeckeAs a boy, Bix Beiderbecke had a few piano lessons, but he was self-taught on cornet and developed an unorthodox technique by playing along with recordings... more Website | Videos | Articles ...

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Article: Film Review

'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris

Read "'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Jackie Paris'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie ParisOutsider PicturesWritten and Directed by Raymond De FelittaProducer: David Zellerford 2009 “You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."--Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront

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Article: Album Review

Various: The Influence of Bix Beiderbecke - Vol. One (USA)/ Vol. Two (Europe)

Read "The Influence of Bix Beiderbecke - Vol. One (USA)/ Vol. Two (Europe)" reviewed by Michael Steinman


Cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, perhaps jazz's most mythic figure, continues to receive much deserved attention. This beautifully-documented CD set, full of rarities, shows how deeply Beiderbecke affected musicians in the United States and Europe before his death in 1931. The first disc offers tributes by well-known players (Red Nichols, Manny Klein, Sterling Bose and ...

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Article: From Far and Wide

Cab Calloway Home a New Landmark?

Read "Cab Calloway Home a New Landmark?" reviewed by Fradley Garner


“A bad happening for the jazz community" is how reedsman Dave Liebman described the demise earlier this year of the International Association of Jazz Educators. Why IAJE filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy is still being asked, but part of the problem was the return to Toronto for this year's conference. Attendance was little more than half ...

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News: Book / Magazine

Bix Beiderbecke: Overrated?

Bix Beiderbecke: Overrated?

The recent Rifftides item about the continuing medical needs of Bix Beiderbecke biographer Richard M. Sudhalter brought interesting comments about both men. You can read it and the comments here. The piece stimulated a correspondence with Paul Paolicelli, blog reader, fellow survivor of the news business and former lead trumpet player. Leaving out parts concerning unproved ...


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