Pretty in Pink, Promising in Jazz
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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Updates–Live Music and News
Click here for all the latest news on artists and performances of the American Songbook and vocal jazz. Check out the left column of...
read moreCan Seth Save the Songbook?
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....
read moreSongbook Suspect in Jazz’s Death
A fine article in Salon by the L.A. arts writer Scott Timberg lays out the current state of jazz as a popular art form, and it ain’t...
read moreDigging for Gems in the Music Mines
As someone who now has an iTunes library (my second, the pre-rock one) of almost 3.000 songs, I’m finally starting to develop the...
read moreThe Importance of Being Oscar
In March, PBS will air a new documentary on one of the seminal figures of 20th-century songwriting, Oscar Hammerstein II. The film is...
read moreThe Astaires: Life Before Ginger
A new biography shines light on one of the great forgotten stars of American show business, Adele Astaire, who left show business...
read moreFrank Loesser’s Centennial Roll
Frank Loesser’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opens March 27 with Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role. See...
read moreAn Appreciation: Hugh Martin
Update: March 15, 2011: A great, great retrospective of Hugh Martin‘s and Ralph Blane‘s interviews and performances...
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