The involvement of women in the all-male world of jazz as early as the 1920s, not merely being singers and accompanists on Read More
As my musical intelligence grew in the 1960s/’70”s, I began, not only to think about the finest composers or lyricists, and Read More
Occasionally I have been asked by people why a ‘nickname’; and why would anybody ever go to the trouble of trying to Read More
I often thank God when it comes to turns or twists of fate in one’s destiny; and the fact that one Read More
It could not have been an easy task being in the shadows of the greatest jazz composer of all time; but because Read More
Each year on or near November 18, I find myself thinking about my Huckleberry friend while singing one of my three favourite songs Read More
With Remembrance Day festivities a week away, I ponder, as I do every year, the significant music that was produced during one Read More
In this article, I will attempt to determine what classifies to become a standard, classic or iconic song for The Great American Read More