You can’t overstate drummer Alan Dawson’s importance in Boston. He was part of the bedrock on which the local jazz...
Alan Dawson: Boston’s House Drummer
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Fiery Saxophonist Jimmy Tyler Born Dec 15, 1918
Alto and tenor saxophonist Jimmy Tyler, born in Kittrell, NC on Dec 15, 1918, brought his high-energy style to Boston...
Sabby Lewis Orchestra: the Early 1940s
William Sebastian Lewis was born in Middleburg, North Carolina, on November 1, 1914, and raised in Philadelphia....
The Joe Gordon Story, Part 1: Boston
Trumpeter Joe Gordon was only 35 when he died in 1963, and he was in and out of the limelight during his too-brief...
Sabby, Symphony Sid and WBMS
May 12, 1952, was the start of busy week for Norman Furman, the general manager at Boston’s WHEE radio, 1090 on the AM...
Dec 22, 1949: Duke Says “B Sharp Boston”
Today’s post may, or may not, have something to do with Boston jazz, and determining whether it does might require the...
Dec 18, 1949: Last Call for the Sabby Lewis Band
The Sabby Lewis band, Boston's signature band of the 1940s, ended unceremoniously On December 18, 1949. But no one...
November 1958: Let It Roll at the Trinidad Lounge
When the Trinidad Lounge opened in November 1958, the Boston jazz club scene was in transition. Nineteen fifty-five...
Sabby Lewis on NBC’s Fitch Bandwagon Show
The Sabby Lewis Orchestra made a national splash when it appeared on the Fitch Bandwagon radio program on July 19,...