Lulu White’s, the jazz club on Appleton Street in the South End, had a good year in 1979—maybe its best year. And the...
Oct 30, 1979: Bill Evans, Dave McKenna at Lulu White’s
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Oct 20, 1977: Teddi King Part 3, “This Is New”
Earlier installments in this series detailed Teddi King’s rise as a jazz singer in the early 1950s, and her venture...
June 24, 1989: McKenna’s Last Set at the Plaza Bar
On Saturday, June 24, 1989, the Age of McKenna ended at the Plaza Bar in the Copley Plaza Hotel. After spending most...
May 30, 1930: “Saloon Player” Dave McKenna Born
Dave McKenna, one of the more distinctive pianists heard on the Boston scene in the 1980s, was born on May 30, 1930 in...
Remembering Dick Johnson
On January 10, 2010, Dick Johnson, the multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and favorite son of Brockton, Mass. died at...