Jazz Archive

Paolo Conte - The pianist is smoking a cigarette --- unfiltered, at that. He wears a tuxedo, but he's got the face of a stevedore. His wrinkles are badges: love affairs without end,

Paul Desmond: Take Five - Paul Desmond was visiting with his friend Doug Ramsey. Desmond was a chain smoker and a legendary drinker, so this visit was to be in a bar. A hotel bar.

Romare Bearden Revealed - When I think of the name Marsalis, three things immediately are conjured up (usually in this order): 1. Wynton Marsalis -- the whiz kid who resurrected jazz

Tango: Zero Hour - Tango: Zero Hour Astor Piazzolla Twenty years ago a friend gave me tickets to see Astor Piazzolla and his Quintet. All she said was: "He's very,

Venus Over Venice - Butler likes to work to music. Mostly classical, because it takes him far from this century's reality. But sometimes, when feeling frisky, Butler will set the radio dial to the