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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Frank Sinatra: An Iconic Voice in American Music

by Chris M. Slawecki
April 24, 2015

In the 1950s and '60s, there erupted into the world's consciousness a series of celebrities so unique and identifiable, from several different public arenas, that they were known by only one name. It was as if those were names were mythical and could not possibly be mistaken for anyone else. Elvis. Martin and Malcolm. Marilyn. John ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Cassandra Wilson: Coming Forth by Day

by C. Michael Bailey
April 21, 2015

Cassandra Wilson is the most important jazz vocalist of the past thirty years. There. I said it. I meant it. It is out in the open (not that this was any secret). After an impressive jazz debut with Point of View (JMT, 1985), Wilson would release seven ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Vocal Jazz: 1951-1968

by Mathew Bahl
April 20, 2015

These 17 years play out like the vocal jazz equivalent of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. Much of the core body of work that makes up vocal jazz was recorded during this relatively short time span. These were the years that saw some of the greatest jazz singers working at the peak of ...

Article: Live Review

The Genius of Getz: Greg Fishman at ASU Kerr Cultural Center

by Patricia Myers
April 17, 2015

Greg Fishman: The Genius of Getz ASU Kerr Cultural Center Scottsdale, Arizona April 4, 2015 “The Genius of Getz" as explored by tenor saxophonist Greg Fishman completely mesmerized a rapt audience via the Chicago musician's superior musicianship and fascinating ability as a raconteur during his fourth annual Stan Getz tribute performance ...

Article: Book Review

Giorgio Rimondi: Nerosubianco

by Angelo Leonardi
April 14, 2015

Nerosubianco Giorgio Rimondi 143 Pagine ISBN: 978-8862317689 Arcana 2015 L'analisi sulla capacità del medium fotografico di “rappresentare" la realtà e influire sulla sfera personale e sociale ha registrato i contributi -anche molto diversi ma tutti importanti -di Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes, Marshall McLuhan, Jean Baudrillard e Susan Sontag.

News: Recording

Jazz for Newbies: Vocalists

March 27, 2015

In Part 1 of my ongoing series on jazz for those curious about the music but not quite sure where to start listening, I recently posted a list of 10 jazz piano albums that were nifty entry points. All are exciting, exceptional and easy to absorb for those with a beginner's ear. And all are guaranteed ...

News: Book / Magazine

Bebop, Swing, and Bella Musica: Jazz and the Italian American Experience

March 26, 2015

A book by Bill Dal Cerro and David Anthony Witter. Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Louie Bellson, Lennie Tristano, Tony Bennett, Buddy DeFranco, Flip Phillips, and Joe Lovano: These are just some of the hundreds of musicians of Italian descent whose talents have enriched jazz. Bebop, Swing, and Bella Musica is more than just a book about ...

Article: Interview

Glenn Zottola: A Jazz Life - On the Road and In Demand

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 20, 2015

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 World-renown trumpeter, saxophonist, musical director, producer and entrepreneur. These are but a mere handful of words that describe the vast talent in Glenn Zottola's bag of musical marvels. There are others: child prodigy, creative genius, “musical natural" and aural savant also percolate rapidly to mind. Now ...

Article: Interview

Glenn Zottola: A Jazz Life - The Early Years

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 19, 2015

News: Performance / Tour

The Sinatra centennial

March 17, 2015

If you are going to have a vocal doppelganger, who better than Frank Sinatra? Such is the case for singer Walt Andrus, who puts his uncanny vocal similarities to the test Monday, March 16 at the Naples Jazz Orchestra's Sinatra centennial concert—and passed with flying colors. The event drew more than 3,000 people to Cambier Park ...