King Oliver News

Marc Myers, whose JazzWax has become one of the most widely read and influential jazz sites on the Web, interviewed me about Pops earlier this month.

The Beach Boys' California Girls and Bob Marley's Catch a Fire are among 25 songs to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The jazz myth of Chicago is powerful, dating back to 1922, when King Oliver summoned Louis Armstrong from New Orleans to change the world.

An illustration by Jim Flora, whose portraits of jazz giants graced record sleeves and ephemera throughout the 1940s and 1950s Photo: The Estate of James Flora; see JimFlora.com Recorded jazz is still under a century old, but in a little over nine decades an enormous quantity of music has amassed.

Celia Cruz 's mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx looks downright homey.

The trumpet was the lead instrument in early jazz: it is the loudest solo instrument, the natural leader of a group of individuals, if you will.

Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines figure in Episode #3 of Ken Burns' "Jazz," which is mid-run on OPB Plus.

You never know who you're going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles via email over the past couple of years.

By the time I got to the Savannah Jazz Festival kickoff jam at Blowin' Smoke BBQ on Sunday, about 200 guests were already milling around.

"Is it classical or is it jazz?" That is the question found on the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic's website; a question that is asked and followed with the statement "you decide," as if the answer were something that only a listener should determine.

"Is it classical or is it jazz?" That is the question found on the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic's website; a question that is asked and followed with the statement "you decide," as if the answer were something that only a listener should determine.

MUSIC fans of all ages are invited to dine and party al fresco in the spectacular grounds of Saltram House at Plympton tomorrow night in the company of a couple of trad jazz bands at the annual Summer Jazz Picnic.