The jump blues bands of the 40’s and 50’s denote a period in jazz when music was meant to take you by the horns and lift you off the dance floor. With its blues drenched no…

As the name implies, The Big Swing Trio, promises to serve up the goods. Undulating rhythm, hi octane tempo and scorchin’ solos are but a few thoughts that come to mind. Th…

Turn harkens back to a period when swing was cool and sophisticated. Blend that with breezy tempos and sun-soaked notes and you have Doug MacDonald’s latest outing.

Helen Merrill is perhaps best remembered for her stunning Emarcy sessions where a fresh and very young waif like singer first unraveled her soft almost fragile like voice in that hypnotic whisper so entrancing that many listeners (myself included) we’re helplessly hooked. Fifty years later in 2004, Ms. Merrill, in top form, comes to us in the Big Apple in a concert for the ages. Appearing on the final night of a three-day engagement at the Iridium in Midtown Manhattan, Ms. Merrill and trio worke

Tonight’s jazz was a diet served up high in carbs; rich with the American songbook standards, easy on the ears and a swing that was as elastic as granddaddy’s pants. In JVC’s 19th year sponsoring jazz in the Big Apple, a Jazz Party for Phil Woods celebrated this jazz giant in an evening filled with many little highlights and surprises. The Kaye Playhouse Auditorium which was filled to capacity would shortly be soaked in music, energy and fun.The core band mates are pianist, Bill Charlap and J