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Steely Dan and Martinis

Ed Feser has another terrific earlier posting on Steely Dan (I recently brought attention to this one). Ed engages with Roger Scruton’s analysis of “popular” music. In older musical traditions, the focus was on the music itself, which had only a contingent relationship to the performer even when the performer was the one who composed it .…

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Jazz Is Dead (Again)

As the title of this piece indicates, we’ve been down this road many a time. What makes for the communal pool of knowledge and musical material into which jazz musicians leap—and will leap in the future? Or is that pool just dry? I’ve not yet fully worked out my feelings about Schwarz’s piece. I want…

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Wynton Marsalis Masterclass

A nice piece on WM: he may not be my favourite trumpeter, but he does good work. I don’t know exactly why he gets a lot of stick – too traditionalist perhaps? He’s a very articulate, modest and compelling guy doing good stuff with a variety of people including of course Simon Rattle – now…

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Louis Armstrong: Jazz Ambassador

Louis Armstrong has become a kind of sub-industry in contemporary theater. What’s in the briefcase and why is Satch so happy? Giraud AbramJazzLouis Armstronglouis armstrong housemusicUnited States Information Agency

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Satchmo At the Waldorf

Here is a play based upon Terry Teachout’s excellent biography. Also check out this time period in Ricky Riccardi’s equally excellent and touching description in his biography. Update: another review from Slant. JazzLouis ArmstrongRicky RiccardiTerry Teachout

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Kid Ory

Write-up from NOLA.com: ‘Kid’ Ory bio research took author 15 years; ‘the music is why we care,’ he says. John McCusker’s website Kid Ory was a trombonist, composer, recording artist, and early New Orleans jazz band leader. Creole Trombone tells his story from birth on a rural sugar cane plantation in a French-speaking, ethnically mixed…

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Louis Armstrong House

The Louis Armstrong House and Museum took a step toward further raising its profile by hiring its first curator in David L. Reese. JazzLouis Armstronglouis armstrong housemusic

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Satchmo at Symphony Hall: 65th Anniversary

Coming soon – a must have for any “Pops” fan. This release has been co-produced and with liner notes by none other than the author of the terrific biography What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong’s Later Years. Bravo Ricky! JazzLouis Armstrongnew orleansRicky RiccardiSatchmoWhat a Wonderful World