Jazz For A Saturday Night #8: Cameron Mizell

Cameron Mizell is a St. Louis native currently living in Brooklyn, New York with his wife. “Tributary” is Cameron’s third Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #7: The Crusaders

As a group, The Crusaders have had an on-again, off-again career that stretches back to the early 1950’s. Although the Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #6: Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band

Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band is an 18-piece big band that he assembled in the year 2000. Their first recording Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night: Delayed

Instead of writing today’s article, I get to go buy a new television. My 10 year old 32″ tube set Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #5: Chris Tedesco

Enough living in the past. Up until now we’ve been talking about artists who are no longer alive or who Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #4: Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan was, in the words of critic Scot Yanow, “The most famous and probably greatest jazz baritonist of all Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #3: Lou Donaldson

Welcome to the third installment of “Jazz For A Saturday Night”. This time ’round I’ll be discussing an album released Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #2: Thad Jones

This is the second of a semi-regular series of articles in which I discuss some of my favorite jazz albums Continue reading →