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A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND
The philosopher Isaiah Berlin divided everyone into two types: those whose knowledge was broad but not deep, and the reverse. One he characterized as a hedgehog, the other a fox, and I do not r… more »
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A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND
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jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: The philosopher Isaiah Berlin divided everyone into two types: those whose knowledge was broad bu … more »
LANCELOT TAKES MANHATTAN
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jazzlives wrote 4 weeks ago: Last Monday, the French stride wizard Olivier Lancelot flew in from Paris for ten days of tri-stat … more »
SUMMIT SESSION (Wednesday, June 11)
jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: The Sidney Bechet Society is sponsoring what promises to be a remarkable tribute to the late clarine … more »
A MONDAY DATE! VINCE GIORDANO AND THE NIGHTHAWKS
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jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: New Yorkers who can look up from their cellphones and frappuccinos now and again know that they li … more »
OUR FAR-FLUNG CORRESPONDENTS: SACRAMENTO JAZZ JUBILEE (II)
jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: Bill Gallagher, also a fine writer, is encountered too infrequently in the pages of the IAJRC Journa … more »
MAKING RECORDS WITH MARTY GROSZ
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jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: I realize my title contains an archaic expression, for no one makes records anymore. At Clinton Rec … more »
EHUD'S GOT RHYTHM
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: The earnest, cheerful young pianist in this photograph is Ehud Asherie. At Smalls, the happil … more »
THE NEXT GENERATION, or POPS IS TOPS
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jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: Since 1988, the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens — the house where Louis and Luc … more »
SWEET AND HOT! BARBARA ROSENE (May 10, 7-10 PM)
jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: I’ve heard Barbara Rosene sing at a variety of places since late 2004, and I’ve always b … more »
FEELING THE SPIRIT
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jazzlives wrote 3 months ago: People danced in the aisles at The Ear Inn last night. In the movies, when a scene takes place in a … more »
JAZZ SCORE: MUSEUM OF MODERN ART FILMS (April 17 - September 15, 2008)
jazzlives wrote 3 months ago: Jazz and film seem to be meant for each other, if only because musicians are such unaffected dramati … more »
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jazzlives wrote 3 months ago: Readers who know me know that my small techno-knowledge is hard-won and home-grown and other hyphena … more »
THE EAR INN, APRIL 6
jazzlives wrote 3 months ago: Candid portraits taken from the ideal vantage point — a barstool right in front of the band: … more »
SICILIAN JAZZ?
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jazzlives wrote 3 months ago: We didn’t return from Sicily (or, properly, Sicilia) with jazz souvenirs aside from an Italian … more »
DOIN' THE SICILIAN
jazzlives wrote 4 months ago: This blog will take on a different flavor for the next two weeks, as the Beloved and I visit Sicily … more »
MORE FROM THE EAR
jazzlives wrote 4 months ago: Jon-Erik Kellso, the Bard of Growl, writes that The Ear Inn (www.earinn.com) will be graced by two s … more »
EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WE FORGET ABOUT OUR CARES
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jazzlives wrote 4 months ago: Well, the line from “When I Take My Sugar to Tea” isn’t temporally accurate: the Sunday sessio … more »
DOWNTOWN UPROAR
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jazzlives wrote 5 months ago: Last night, Sunday, February 24, many Americans were happily watching the Oscars. I was having muc … more »
