J.B. Spins

He is arguably the greatest clarinet player since the two swing giants, Goodman and Shaw. He has the Downbeat clarinet poll first places to...

Forget Madonna. No artist ever reinvented themselves more thoroughly and profoundly than Herman “Sonny” Blount. The relatively successful re...

Anyone who has more than a handful of jazz records in their collection probably has one Carter played on. It is just the law of averages, gi...

For many ardent listeners, the words “jazz” and “philharmonic” have heavy significance when used in close proximity. It automatically sum...

With the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess back on Broadway, it is a fine time to pay homage to the original Sportin’ Life. It was a role modeled o...

If there is a distinction between justice and revenge Joseph Harmatz has no time for it. The former Jewish-Lithuanian partisan brought thous...

Lights, Action, Music Directed by Dan Lieberstein First Look Studios Nothing creates a stronger sense memory of a great film like an equally...

Whenever PBS broadcasts jazz programming, I have to give it breaking news treatment. After all, I have been critical of the network for usin...

Soundies: a Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein Liberation Entertainment There was a long paucity of jazz on PBS following the Ken B...

A Duke Named Ellington Council for Positive Images In his youth, Edward Kennedy Ellington would play in the streets of Washington, D.C. as t...

Monday nights are usually off nights in the New York jazz clubs, but it is usually one of the strongest for the Iridium, thanks to Les Paul’...

It has been a banner year for jazz on New York PBS affiliate, with two primetime sightings. After Independent Lens’ Billy Strayhorn: Lush Li...

There must have been a blue moon last night, with WNET 13 actually showing jazz programming in primetime. Independent Lens’ Billy Strayhorn:...

Does PBS really hate jazz and blues? It sure seems so. Last night I watched Lomax the Songhunter , POV’s documentary on Alan Lomax , the gr...