December 2021

In 1961, Sandra and Allan Jaffe stopped by New Orleans on their way back to Philadelphia after a long honeymoon in Mexico. They heard music all around them in the French Quarter and walked into an art gallery on St. Peter's Street where a…

In 1979, the Stasi entered Ralf Winkler's studio in Dresden and sacked the place. It was the culmination of a campaign of harassment against the artist, who came to prominence under the pseudonym AR Penck, for refusing to make…

Posted 2 days ago2d ago • Bookmarks: 38 December 30, 2021 Dear friends of the Jazz Forum, While we may not be able to ring in 2022 with you - our beloved patrons - we wanted to share our…

WKAR welcomes Michael Stratton to its weekend lineup as the host of a new local jazz program.Stratton was the longtime host of The midnight vinyl side on Lansing Community College radio station. His…

The latest holiday EP from internationally acclaimed jazz artist Spiros Exaras has arrived, and The Knockturnal got the scoop. Exaras' very first original single for the holidays, "The Magic of Christmas", released on December 1,…

Tony Williams, an old school friend of mine who died at the age of 80 from complications from Alzheimer's disease, was a record producer, the founder of Spotlite Records and a pioneer of music appreciation. modern jazz.Born in Enfield,…

Former Wintersville resident Bonnie Harvey DiDomenico was an avid reader who donated her collection of 675 books to the Steubenville and Jefferson County Public Library. DiDomenico donated them to the…

LONDON, 23 December 2021 / PRNewswire / - LondonUK Music Apps Ltd, based in UK, today launched the 'Ultimate Play Along' app for iPad and iPhone: Jazz300 offers more than 300 professional jazz, blues, soul, funk and pop backing tracks for…

Based in New York City, Daniele Germani learned the saxophone at age 11 and by age 20 he played jazz in Rome, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels, then studied at the Frosinone Conservatory in…

A year ago, El Chapultepec, Denver's oldest jazz venue, closed after nearly nine decades. While the spot has been an important part of Denver's jazz heritage, there are still venues carrying this torch, such as Dazzle, Nocturne, and…