May 16th 2006 heralds the release of New Orleans - That’s Our Home featuring American pianist John Sheridan, Australian cornetist Bob Barnard and Canadian drummer Do…
It’s always exciting to open a new disc from Big Bill Bissonnette’s Jazz Crusade label. Bissonnette, a trombonist and drummer, has long admired Zutty Singleton and l…
While I have no idea who is behind IPO Recordings, they seem to be able to do no wrong. Their small catalog of artists, like Roger Kellaway, Carrie Smith, the late Sir Rola…
Charles Ellsworth "Pee Wee" Russell (1906-1969) was a real-life "original." Nobody else played like Pee Wee. Nobody else looked like Pee Wee. Others will say that nobody dr…
JW-Jones is back with his fourth release for the NorthernBlues label. The young band from Ottawa impressed everyone with their 2002 disc Bogart’s Bounce and followed…