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Sixty years ago Kirk gave articulate commentary on jazz, including the heretical opinion that Ronnie Scott was better than Tubby Hayes

At the turn of 1924, all of musical New York was agog at the prospect of an “Experiment in Modern Music”. The venue was the exceedingly plush Aeolian Hall, and the famous Paul Whiteman Band was performing. It wasn’t quite the first experiment in combining jazz and classical music – Whiteman had recently caused a stir by mingling songs from modernist composers such as Schoenberg, Milhaud and Bartok with jazz songs by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and Gershwin.

We must give up on authenticity and encourage pianists and conductors to play fast and loose with the score, the way they used to

Fifty years ago Art Napoleon read Ian Carr and Graham Collier attempting to explain why jazz was in so unpopular and what to do about it

The recent onslaught on the record books has left just four NAG standards remaining from the 1970s, two from the 1980s, and 13 total from the 20th century.

I have always enjoyed watching running and swimming global championships as my two favourite racing sports covering sprint to long distances without the aid…

History suggests that Pleasanton Seahawks coach Steve Morsilli will have to be careful with Luka Mijatovic to avoid burning out the young distance star.

14 year old Luka Mijatovic broke four 13-14 National Age Group records while in Irvine, including lowering three of his own records.

Tony Bennett, American popular singer whose career spanned some seven decades, during which time he became known for his smooth voice and interpretive abilities in a variety of genres. Learn more about his albums, songs, Grammy Awards, and notable collaborations.