Where “lives” is both noun and verb. Written by Michael Steinman and Nominated as one of the Best Jazz Blogs of 2009 by the Jazz Journalists Association. Michael Steinman first heard Louis Armstrong on records in the 1950s, a transcendent experience. (He also saw Louis and the All-Stars in 1967.) An unashamed jazz addict, he writes for HOT HOUSE, Cadence and The New York Jazz Record. He has been published in CODA and other jazz periodicals, and was the New York correspondent for The Mississippi Rag. Michael is called upon frequently to write liner notes, which have been an integral part of compact discs on many labels, including Arbors, Nagel-Heyer, Stomp Off, NifNuf, Jazzology, Audiophile, LaLa, Azica, Little Simmy, Amber Lake, and GelberMusic.
- EYES, HANDS, SONGS: JON-ERIK KELLSO and EHUD ASHERIE at MEZZROW January 29, 2015
I’ve been parcelling out the videos from a wonderful night at Mezzrow when trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and pianist Ehud Asherie played magnificently yet casually for two sets. (For those taking notes fo … - QUIETLY IMPASSIONED: RAY SKJELBRED, MARC CAPARONE, BEAU SAMPLE, HAL SMITH at the SAN DIEGO JAZZ FEST (Nov. 28, 2014) January 28, 2015
This is a performance I keep coming back to, and if you observe it closely once, I suspect you’ll understand why once isn’t enough. Part of it is the melding of individual voices into something large … - A MOVING EXPERIENCE: MISS IDA PLANS A SOUTHERN TRIP (November 27, 2014) January 28, 2015
Back in November, at the San Diego Jazz Fest, Miss Ida Blue, a Brooklyn native, sang of her plans for a southern trip. Did she know something about the recent weather? Here she is, singing W. C. Han … - ALEX BELHAJ’S CRESCENT CITY QUARTET: “SUGAR BLUES” January 27, 2015
Photograph by Jocelyn Gotlib You may not have heard of young guitarist / singer / composer Alex Belhaj, unless you live near Ann Arbor, Michigan. And for some readers, “guitarist / singer / composer” … - GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU: STEVE WRIGHT, RAY SKJELBRED, DAVE BROWN, MIKE DAUGHERTY (January 24, 2015) January 26, 2015
I am sitting in my suburban New York apartment awaiting a predicted blizzard, which means reacquainting myself with my essential inanimate pals, Ms. Down Parka and Mr. Snow Shovel. The thought fills …
