Paul Broadnax chuckled when I asked him to sign my copy of his LP, Introducing the Paul-Champ Three. “Now I know there...
Search Results
Floyd Williams: “No Hobbies. Just Music.”
Boston-born Floyd Williams had a long career in jazz, first as a musician and then as an educator. In his home town,...
Andy McGhee and Could It Be
Visit Andy McGhee Part 1 Andy McGhee was back in Boston in fall 1966, off the road after three years of bus rides with...
Hal Galper Live at the Stable, 1962
Pianist Hal Galper was a busy guy in Boston in 1962. Much of that activity centered around the Stable, the cellar club...
Ray Santisi’s Box of Tapes
When someone dies, we sometimes hear a tongue-in-cheek comment regarding the disposition of the departed’s worldly...
Stone Blues and Beyond: A Son of Roxbury Recognized
Roxbury-born trombonist and percussionist Daoud Haroon was recently named a 2014 Fellow by United States Artists...
Ray Santisi: Last of the Stablemates
Pianist Ray Santisi, who died October 28, 2014 at age 81, was a working musician for almost 65 years. He was also a...
Jackie and Roy and Storyville Records
Neither vocalist extraordinaire Jackie Cain, who died on September 15, 2014, nor her husband and musical partner, Roy...
Baird Hersey and The Year of the Ear
On May 19-20, Baird Hersey and his little big band, The Year of the Ear, recorded tracks that would be released on the...