Never has the term “include your brother” been used to greater effect than the Gershwins. George and Ira were titans together, minnows alone. Sadly, it was not to last.
Know Who You’re Googling: Bessie and Janis
Linked by talent, and ultimately fate, Bessie Smith and Janis Joplin were the very definition of the blues.
Know Who You’re Googling: Thelonius Monk
The transformative, yet oft-ignored jazz wizard Thelonius Monk is in the Google chair this week. Get better acquainted with genius, Daddy-o.
I Saw the News Today: Lochte Robbery Hoax, Naked Trump Erected, Ape Drops Jazz Single
Friday. Yay! Ryan Lochte’s robbery got stranger, Trump’s veiny erection was sighted, and a Sumatran orangutan went all Miles Davis.
Loretta Barnard’s Christmas Jazz Gumbo
Australian jazz royalty Loretta Barnard has had enough of the standard Christmas fare, so Mama’s cooked up a gumbo of festive toe-tappery.
Know Who You’re Googling: Billie Holiday
In this week’s Know who you’re Googling, Loretta Barnard unfurls the crushed genius of Billie Holiday.