Updates–Live Music and News

Apr 12, 2013 by

Click here for all the latest news on artists and performances of the American Songbook and vocal jazz. Check out the left column of...

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Lady Day and Ray

May 4, 2013 by

Madeleine Peyroux has charted a unique course as an artist. American by birth, French in adolescence, and completely immersed in both...

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Willie Dances On

May 4, 2013 by

Willie Nelson is an Untouchable, even to people who don’t always buy his records. At the seemingly ancient age of 40, he invented a...

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Mike the Knife

May 4, 2013 by

There once was a singer who operated very successfully in the worlds of both pre-rock and rock-era popular music. This mythological...

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Pretty in Pink, Promising in Jazz

May 4, 2013 by

Okay, here’s the big news: Molly Ringwald is not quite a jazz singer—not if she aspires to the command and confidence of her idols,...

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Can Seth Save the Songbook?

Feb 19, 2013 by

Update, Feb. 25. The votes are in, and not just for the Academy Awards, but also for Seth MacFarlane as host of the Oscar telecast....

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Review: Glenn Frey’s After Hours

May 19, 2012 by

An American Eagle in Nat King’s Court   Glenn Frey is part of the solution. That is to say, he has decided in the latter...

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Review: McCartney’s Kisses

Feb 28, 2012 by

Hugs by Krall, Clapton, & Co.   Of all the pop stars who have issued tribute albums to American pop standards, Paul...

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