Dixieland

1. FILM BURLESQUE The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess (Cher), a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging…

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For Yaala Ballin, there is something very apt about her upcoming synergy with fellow jazz vocalist Miles Griffith as part of the Hot Jazz series. The…

If you’re in the neighborhood of Netanya this Saturday night, be prepared to have a smile on your face – especially if you go along to the Young…

The next installment of this year’s Hot Jazz series offers a breath of foreign fresh air in the shape of Korean-born vocalist Malo and her compatriot…

Warren Vache is something of a musical non sequitur. The 59-year-old American trumpeter became fully cognizant of the creative musical endeavor…

Probably all of us have heard the expression “the South shall rise again.” When it…

With the sinister pomp-and-circumstance opening of "Funeral For A Friend" filling the stadium, Elton John stepped out behind the wings like a…

This year’s Caesarea Jazz Festival (June 3-5) represents something of a break from tradition – both in terms of music per se, and in terms of the…

This year's Hot Jazz series kicks off tonight at Jerusalem's Gerard Behar Auditorium with something of a revelation. While, at the age of 70,…

Stanley Ross, founder of Israel's first real Dixieland jazz band, has performed his swan song at least five times and, although he's nearing 79,…

As the weather cools, the winds pick up and the leaves begin to change color, the Old City is filling up with music, wine, excitement, and a hint of…

There may be an age-old jazz tenet - as purported by Duke Ellington - that "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing." But Wycliffe Gordon…

Most wind instrument players from the jazz fraternity will tell you they try to get their instruments to "sing." Vocalist Paula West knows exactly…

An audience of almost 3,000 clapped and cheered as Woody Allen and his jazz band gave their first-ever concert in Poland on Sunday. The filmmaker,…

An audience of almost 3,000 clapped and cheered as filmmaker Woody Allen and his jazz band gave their first ever concert in Poland on Sunday. Allen,…

This year's Hot Jazz series kicks off in style. First up in the six act series, which runs till next June, is acclaimed vocalist Kevin Mahogany who…

If Santa Claus played sax in addition to his jingling bells, he would, no doubt, be ringing in the merry season of jazz. In addition to several high…

While it's hard to imagine Django Reinhardt or Stephane Grappelli floating placidly down a definitively tranquil fjord the late legendary Belgian…

You could probably count the number of trombonists who have lead jazz outfits on one hand. The names JJ Johnson, Slide Hampton and Curtis Fuller (who…