Ella Fitzgerald

How This New Music Will Make You Smarter (Thanks, Science)

A good 90 percent of my job as a music journalist is keeping my finger on new music, continuously discovering the vast spectrum of sound that human beings can create. Another 9 percent is attending concerts, where I destroy my liver and my hearing for shits and gigs. That final 1 percent is being a ... More >>

Like Someone in Love: Iranian Master Kiarostami's Audacious Romance

13 Phoenix Bands You Need to Know in 2013: The Complete List

As 2012 draws to a close, we couldn't be more optimistic about the state of music in the Valley of the Sun. With new bands emerging from various scenes and subgenres, it can be hard to keep up with the latest in Phoenix music. What follows are our picks for 13 acts that will make an impact on the S ... More >>

13 Phoenix Artists You need to Hear in 2013

The Top 10 Phoenix Albums of 2012

Ladies and gentleman, here are our 10 picks for our favorite Phoenix albums of 2012. Enjoy! See also: -13 Phoenix Bands You Need to Hear in 2013 -Jason P. Woodbury's 10 Best Things I Heard in 2012 -Top 10 Reissues and Compilations of 2012 -Top Five 2012 Heavy Releases In Phoenix -That Was 2012 Wr ... More >>

Sara Robinson & Midnight Special

As 2012 draws to a close, we'll be looking forward to the 2013 and spotlighting 13 Phoenix bands that will be making a mark on the Southwest throughout the new year. This entry comes from Melissa Fossum, zeroing in on the Tempe-based rock 'n' blues combo Sara Robinson & Midnight Special. There's a ... More >>

Lauren Farrah Is "Queen of Odd Jobs" But Finds Songwriting to Be Her Calling

"James Dean" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Ice Cream Sodas at MacAlpine's

The Guilty Pleasure: Ice Cream Soda Where To Get It: MacAlpine's Soda Fountain, 7th Street and Oak How Much It Costs: $3.75 What It Really Costs: Possibly hundreds or thousands more. Depends on how much you like vintage furniture. I am a shameless fan of all things retro. My closet is crammed with ... More >>

Steve Conrad on KJZZ's Record Stash, Nina Simone, Collecting Soundies, and How Shane Kennedy Inspired His Crescent Ballroom Gig

Although it's been more than five years since Steve Conrad pulled a regular air shift on local public radio station KJZZ, the 38-year-old disc jockey still gets many chances to share his love of jazz, blues, and soul songs on vinyl. From time to time, Conrad says he helps out fellow KJZZ jock Blais ... More >>

Blues Brother

Top Five Vocal Instrumentalists (with Video)

Marty ChandlerLipbone Redding: Does a wine glass sound like a trumpet?​Being a musician usually entails playing an instrument, but there are downsides to having a drum set or a six-string, especially when lugging one's own equipment on tour.But there are a handful of musicians whose instruments ar ... More >>

Style

Melt-Banana Lite

Stand and Deliver

Musician channels Erykah, Ella, and nobody else at the same time

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Various Artists

We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
(Verve)

Ella: High Points

A tisket, a tasket, a career

Ella Be Good

Icon: Tina in tuner

George Bowman's "Tribute to Maxine Johnson"

Lady got back

Georgia Anne Muldrow

Olesi: Fragments of an Earth
(Stones Throw)

First Time's a Charm

Katie Melua slides under the radar

Better Than Good

Abandoning the Greek methods

American Expression

Festival fetes Native arts

Jazz Rift

Down by the tracks, there's a thriving jazz scene so authentic it's even got heartbreak

Pretty Vacant

New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

Sax Relief

Gumbo rewrites the tax code with the latest batch of jazz, blues and heritage releases

Indoor Fireworks

In ABBA's old studio, Elvis Costello and Anne Sofie von Otter reinterpret pop music history

Two for the Show

Rockabilly Hall of Famer Jody Reynolds kicks off a new tour with friend and hometown legend Al Casey

Vocal Girl Makes Good

Arizona-born Linda Eder, star of Broadway's Jekyll & Hyde, brings her pipes to the Orpheum

Hi-No, Steverino!

Steve Allen is credited with writing more songs than Dylan, Gershwin and the Baha Men combined. The big question is, where are they?

He Got Rhythm

Ken Burns wants you to know why Jazz is America's music

Cosmic Stew

Gumbo finds some eerie connections in the latest jazz, blues and heritage releases

Smooth Operators

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

Upbeat

A load of the latest in heritage as Smokin' Joe gets nasty, Bill Frisell goes to Ghost Town, Greg Osby returns to form and everyone else gets the Gumbo once-over

BYOB Hope

Black Monday

Beer, conversation, an assault at the VFW hall on Memorial Day

The Wizard of Austria

At 67, jazz great Joe Zawinul is just beginning to peak

Universal Greed

Seagram's merger invites a look into how the suits took record labels away from the true music enthusiasts

Club Scout

1997 New Times Music Awards Showcase

Pic Hits for the week

Arbor Patrol

Pic Hits for the week

Pic Hits for the week

1996 New Times Music Awards Showcase

STIFF COMPETITIONDEATH-POOL PLAYERS CASH IN WHEN CELEBRITIES CASH OUT

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?SOME OVERLOOKED CHRISTMAS ALBUMS OFFER RELIEF FROM THE USUAL SEASONAL BLAHS

THE CD EQUATION REVEALED THEY RECORD'EM, WE REVIEW'EM

THAT'S GOOD HERBGUITARIST ELLIS IS AN ISLAND OF RARE TALENT IN A SEA OF GENRES

THE SELLING OF ANNIE LEIBOVITZ