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Kenny Clarke (source: drummercafe.com ) Kenny Clarke, born one hundred years ago today, is one of the great drummers in the history of ja...

“[…] Duke, in spite of what some people might think, was an excellent pianist.” (Pianist Hank Jones, in an interview with Ted Panken ) A l...

Part of my friends and readers, those in the Southern hemisphere, are about to celebrate the Summer, not Winter, Solstice (you dirty rats!)...

Yesterday I blogged about a favourite solo by a favourite musician, but I admit I gave short shrift to his musical accomplishments in my in...

If you’re a regular reader of these pages, you may know that Bob Brookmeyer is one of my favourite musicians in any style or instrument. I...

Exactly one year ago today  I just got to New York City and rushed to get to a cozy gig in Brooklyn, for Ted Brown's 85th birthday (hap...

(Image from London Jazz Collector ) "Hen Gates" is Dizzy Gillespie Monday, November 26, 1945. Just another day at the offic...