Ella Fitzgerald

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

STIFF COMPETITIONDEATH-POOL PLAYERS CASH IN WHEN CELEBRITIES CASH OUT

1996 New Times Music Awards Showcase

Pic Hits for the week

Pic Hits for the week

Arbor Patrol

Pic Hits for the week

1997 New Times Music Awards Showcase

Club Scout

Universal Greed

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

The Wizard of Austria

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

Black Monday

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

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

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

Stand and Deliver

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE SELLING OF ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

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

Melt-Banana Lite

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

Style

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

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 >>

Blues Brother

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 >>