Al Cohn News

Pianist John Horler has played with American greats like Chet Baker, Zoot Simms, Al Cohn and Bob Brookmeyer, and was a founder member of the wonderful Acoustic Triangle, writes Chris Beggs .

Libraries are not dead. They're quite alive if you ask some local jazz musicians.

Imagine a place where youngsters learn to play jazz at the feet of world-class professionals; a camp where kids have fun with other kids while developing mentoring relationships with nurturing jazz elders.

Pianist Eric Doney will perform with violinist Zach Brock from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap.

For 50 years, musical hipsters have been talking about Mose Allison's boogie-woogie piano and the way he sings, in a sort of scatting jazz, be-bop style.

It's always a pleasure to receive the last batch of discs from Gerry Teekens' Criss Cross label.