A CD & book that will rank as one of the most important documents in the history of recorded popular music, Origins of the Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922 is Sophie Tucker as you've never seen or heard her before. Read More
Newtown Friends of Music began its 32nd second season of sponsored events with a performance by the Russian born pianist Daria Rabotkina on October 18. Read More
Nat Hentoff, a regular contributor to this column, not only writes about the legendary figures of jazz, he also knew most of them on a first name basis. Read More
I can't remember the last time pre-WW2 jazz created such a buzz. Read More
A definition of righteousness: about 75 people, crammed into the West Village club Smalls, watching a series of pianists play James P. Johnson on a grand piano in a benefit concert to buy a headstone for his grave. Read More
Charles Luckeyth "Luckey" Roberts was a transcendentally gifted pianist of the "San Juan Hill" ragtime school and a composer of ... Read the full Luckey Roberts bio.