Steve Provizer
Singer Leslie Beukelman has a lot going for her, including her time, the quality of her voice, her control of improvisation, and her capacity to reach deeply into a ballad.
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Andrew Child pictures the candidates riding a skateboard, each in a slightly different pose and dressed in slightly different cool gear.
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The idea of posting this list is to remind people of what has been lost and hope that it stirs us to preserve what we have left.
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Listeners familiar with Lennie Tristano’s earlier work will find there are a few surprises on this disc.
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Apart from Claudio Roditi’s musical skill, what stood out was his warmth.
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Trumpeter Jack Sheldon will be missed for much more than his musical output would account for.
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The current incarnation of the Swingle Singers, just called Swingles, exemplifies why the group has survived 57 years.
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An eclectic round-up of our favorite books of the year from our critics.
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Pianist Kris Davis’s Diatom Ribbons and the multi-disc set Nat King Cole’s Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-43) are among the albums that made more than one list.
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Music Commentary: New Media, Jazz, and Camille Bertault
Camille Bertault is an uncommon talent. She has a crystalline voice, good intonation, understands the rhythmic and harmonic underpinnings of jazz and has a prodigious memory.
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