'Trad jazz' virtuoso Jimmy Mazzy is both a Hall of Famer and a well-kept secret
The 81-year-old banjo player and singer from Billerica is as reticent as he is revered.
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Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: February 10, 2024 (Mardi Gras)
To celebrate Mardi Gras and Black History Month, this edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features remastered Dixieland recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Robert Parker, an Australian sound engineer, has processed and remastered a number of old 78-rpm recordings so that they almost sound like modern recordings. Regardless, the fidelity is tremendously improved. We will have a number of selections from his compact disc entitled \“New Orleans: Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo.\” Today, you will hear at least two original recordings by the 1930s reincarnation of the New Orleans Rhythm Ki...
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Out Fest, Blue Note, Reviews: Unity, Winter Jazzfest, Omniverse
One upcoming NYC jazz festival worth immediate attention is the first annual Out Music Festival, now through February 4.
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Why Jacques Delors should be remembered as a champion for peace in NI
The news of the death of Jacques Delors just after Christmas sparked my memories of that outstanding European.
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The 10 best jazz albums of 2023
Nikki Iles affirmed her flawless ear, Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke finished each other’s sentences and Tyshawn Sorey rewrote standard-song interpretation
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