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Scott Joplin: The Evolution
by Nick Catalano
Although his work has received attention since his death in 1916, the full scope of Scott Joplin's genius has not been revealed. His enormous popularity as a Ragtime king from the 1890's through the 1st decade of the 20th century has been chronicled from time to time and his rag composition The Entertainer is still hummable ...
Los Angeles: Central Avenue Breakdown
by Nick Catalano
A few years ago I was talking to veteran L.A. tenormen Teddy Edwards and Harold Land while preparing to host a “Jazz Talk" show at Lincoln Center. Teddy, the elder statesman, was referencing old time musicians who worked in the clubs along L.A.'s Central Avenue and Harold mentioned that he had never heard of them. I ...
Tributes to Joe Henderson
by Nick Catalano
The legacy of tenor statesman Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937-June 30, 2001) has awakened considerable recent interest in Gotham as many musicians of note are busily re-examining his styles, compositions and recordings. Tenorist Javon Jackson led the latest group tribute to Henderson last week at the Jazz Standard. Another celebration will follow quickly on Feb.7 when ...
Paquito D
by Nick Catalano
The sound of Latin music reached well beyond the traditional salsa-based rhythmic stylings that jazz fans are used to in a unique, adventurous performance last week at Dizzy's Club Coca-cola. Paquito D'Rivera brought his latest aggregation “Panamericana to Gotham's hottest jazz room and scored a resounding triumph with music that dug deeply into classical-folk forms from ...
A Few Magical Days in the Life of a Jazz Writer
by Nick Catalano
I'm working on a new book, some contents of which involve my music writing during the past twenty years or so. Readers often ask me to describe the day to day activity of a music journalist here in Gotham and several chapters in this forthcoming book address these requests. What follows is a sampling of typical ...
Autumn Potpourri
by Nick Catalano
Gotham lays claim to dozens of top notch Brazilian musicians who have transplanted themselves and staked out permanent jazz roots here. The music that results is a mélange of sounds resulting from combining their South American traditions with newly acquired New York inspirations. Many of these artists are constantly busy recording and gigging with fellow latinos ...
European Jazz Diary, Part 5 & Fall Openings 2005
by Nick Catalano
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Before I forget, I need to modify references to Jazz activities in Finland. Several readers, after viewing last month's installment, reminded me that there are some 34 jazz festivals each year in Finland--remarkable for a country with a population the size of ...
European Jazz Diary, Part 4
by Nick Catalano
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 During the initial Lionel Hampton tour of Europe in 1953, it was in Stockholm that a contingent of beboppers which Hamp had included in his tour at the behest of European producers and critics, began a secret rebellion. At the ...
European Jazz Diary, Part 3
by Nick Catalano
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Surely, Amsterdam is one of the leading jazz capitols of Europe. Upon arriving at Schipol airport (my favorite in Europe) and boarding the most convenient airport-to-downtown system on the planet, I checked into the Bema hotel across from the celebrated ...
European Jazz Diary, Part 2
by Nick Catalano
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 A few years ago I was in France at the Vienne Jazz Festival near Lyon. After sojourning with other American jazz writers, sampling some spectacular provincal cooking along with fabulous vintages of Cote du Rhone and watching Tony Bennett, Diana ...
