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Louis Armstrong

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Gil Evans Would Have Been 100 Yesterday -- We Remember The Great Man

    Lots of stories on the radio and Internet Sunday honoring what would have been the 100th birthday of iconic jazz arranger, pianist, and bandleader Gil Evans. Evans died in 1988 at age 75 after a career that most famously included his seminal work with trumpet player Miles Davis -- Sketches of Spa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Incoming: Daughtry, The B-52's, The Expendables

    ​The all-American nearly-turned Fuel frontman American Idol star Chris Daughtry is bringing his band and his ever-prominent soul patch to the Southwest for a rock and roll romp at the Comerica Theatre in May.Daughtry's manly, modern rock howl has made him one of the few Idol contestants to move fr ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2010

    Wedding Music: Getting Hitched? Check Out Matrimony's New Musical Canon

    ​The all-American nearly-turned Fuel frontman American Idol star Chris Daughtry is bringing his band and his ever-prominent soul patch to the Southwest for a rock and roll romp at the Comerica Theatre in May.Daughtry's manly, modern rock howl has made him one of the few Idol contestants to move fr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2010

    Lady Sings the Blues

    Look what they’ve done to your song, Ma

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Karl Boerner of Karl's Quality Bakery

    Carol BlonderChristine, Karl and Stephanie Boerner​ "Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first." Whoever first uttered those words was wise, indeed. In the sweet spirit of Top Chef's dessert-only challenge series, Chow Bella's treating you to a profile of a Valley dessert chef each week. This week: Kar ... More >>

  • Music

    September 30, 2010

    Matt & Kim's Place Among Other Too-Happy Rockers

    Carol BlonderChristine, Karl and Stephanie Boerner​ "Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first." Whoever first uttered those words was wise, indeed. In the sweet spirit of Top Chef's dessert-only challenge series, Chow Bella's treating you to a profile of a Valley dessert chef each week. This week: Kar ... More >>

  • Music

    April 22, 2010

    Zooey Deschanel and Three Other Jazz Singers Who Just Can't Sing

    Carol BlonderChristine, Karl and Stephanie Boerner​ "Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first." Whoever first uttered those words was wise, indeed. In the sweet spirit of Top Chef's dessert-only challenge series, Chow Bella's treating you to a profile of a Valley dessert chef each week. This week: Kar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Arty Girl: Robert Colescott, African American Artist, Dies in Tucson

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Music

    January 29, 2009

    In The Heart Is a Drum Machine, Filmmakers Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke Ask the Ultimate Musical Question

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Music

    April 3, 2008

    Dr. John

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    The Doctor Is In

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    George Bowman's "Tribute to Maxine Johnson"

    Lady got back

  • Music

    September 14, 2006

    X-Tina on Main Street

    Goodbye Yellow-Haired Mouse

  • Music

    May 11, 2006

    Better Than Good

    Abandoning the Greek methods

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Top Brass

    The Big Easy lives on in the music of the transplanted Treme Brass Band

  • Calendar

    December 8, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    The Big Easy lives on in the music of the transplanted Treme Brass Band

  • Music

    March 10, 2005

    Al Singer 1928-2005

    Remembering a man who put a lot of jazz in AZ

  • Music

    April 8, 2004

    Slicker

    We All Have a Plan (Hefty Records)

  • Music

    December 25, 2003

    Various Artists

    Christmas Remixed (Six Degrees)

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Jazz Rift

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

  • Music

    March 27, 2003

    Nouveau Swing

    Hot Club of Cowtown and others revive the rebel spirit of Django Reinhardt

  • Music

    December 12, 2002

    Various Artists

    When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll (RCA Victor)

  • Music

    January 10, 2002

    Jools Holland

    Big Band Rhythm & Blues (Warner Music)

  • Film

    October 4, 2001

    Say Nothing

    When two lovers meet in Serendipity, it's a rather unfortunate accident

  • Culture

    June 14, 2001

    The Pound of Music

    STOMP motion comes to the Orpheum

  • Music

    March 15, 2001

    Life Goes On

    Despite the recent passing of some of heritage music's finest, the music continues to flourish thanks to a handful of fine new releases

  • Music

    March 1, 2001

    Various Artists

    The Gift (Will), You can Count on Me (Artemis/E-Squared), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Mercury)

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    He Got Rhythm

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

  • Music

    September 28, 2000

    Hey, Joe!

    Gumbo lines up the most wanted in jazz, blues and heritage

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    Letters

    09-21-2000

  • Music

    August 10, 2000

    Cosmic Stew

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

  • Music

    June 29, 2000

    Fourth Coming

    Gumbo celebrates Independence Day and Satchmo's birth with the latest in jazz, blues and heritage

  • Music

    October 7, 1999

    Molten Wax

    Gumbo celebrates Independence Day and Satchmo's birth with the latest in jazz, blues and heritage

  • Music

    February 11, 1999

    Smooth Blues Brown

    R&B pioneer Charles Brown dies, following a golden decade of career rejuvenation

  • Calendar

    January 14, 1999

    Kane Is Able

    R&B pioneer Charles Brown dies, following a golden decade of career rejuvenation

  • Music

    January 8, 1998

    Earl of Strat

    After two decades of sterling fretwork, Ronnie Earl emerges as a rising star of the blues

  • News

    June 19, 1997

    Letters

    After two decades of sterling fretwork, Ronnie Earl emerges as a rising star of the blues

  • News

    May 29, 1997

    Goodbye, Phoenix

    After two decades of sterling fretwork, Ronnie Earl emerges as a rising star of the blues

  • Music

    March 13, 1997

    Black Mambo Jambo

    Royal Crown Revue may be the don of gangster bop, but Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is starting to muscle in on its turf

  • Music

    September 5, 1996

    All That Jazz

    Royal Crown Revue may be the don of gangster bop, but Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is starting to muscle in on its turf

  • Music

    May 30, 1996

    The Good Foot

    A survey of recent roots, funk, R&B and surf releases

  • Music

    May 16, 1996

    Recordings

    A survey of recent roots, funk, R&B and surf releases

  • News

    February 29, 1996

    Leave It All Behind Ya

    A survey of recent roots, funk, R&B and surf releases

  • Culture

    May 4, 1995

    AMAZING RACE

    A survey of recent roots, funk, R&B and surf releases

  • Music

    April 20, 1995

    THESE BOOTS ARE STILL MADE FOR WALKIN'NANCY SINATRA'S BACK IN SHOW BIZ WITH ALL NUDE--AH, NEW, MATERIAL

    A survey of recent roots, funk, R&B and surf releases

  • Music

    April 6, 1995

    HIGH PRIEST OF EVERYTHINGDOC POMUS CRAFTED ENOUGH MAGIC MOMENTS TO FILL A MILLION JUKEBOXES

    A survey of recent roots, funk, R&B and surf releases

  • Film

    March 9, 1995

    ALLEN TOWN

    A survey of recent roots, funk, R&B and surf releases

  • Music

    August 4, 1994

    WHAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY?

    THE PROBLEM FOR CRITICS AND JAZZ POLICE IS NO PROBLEM TO HARRY CONNICK JR. HE'S CROONING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.

  • Music

    June 30, 1993

    JAZZSCAM

    IT'S SWEET, IT'S SIMLE AND IT SELLS. BUT IT AIN'T JAZZ.

  • News

    December 16, 1992

    LIVES THAT SPEAK VOLUMES

    IT'S SWEET, IT'S SIMLE AND IT SELLS. BUT IT AIN'T JAZZ.

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