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.