East Coast bop meets West Coast cool with mixed results.
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Music Review: Chet Baker – ‘Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe’
Jazz meets Broadway in classic re-release from the masterful jazz trumpeter.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Essays in Biography’ by Joseph Epstein
Epstein writes about subjects as varied as George Washington and Michael Jordan with erudite style.
Read More »Comedy CD/DVD Combo Review: Maria Bamford – ‘Ask Me About My New God!’
Maria Bamford's many voices keep her audiences in stitches.
Read More »Music Review: Frank Wess – ‘Magic 101’
At age 89, the jazz saxophonist displays plenty of life on a new straight-ahead jazz album.
Read More »Music Review: Hadiza Dockeray – ‘Chapter 4’
This EP features six original tunes and will leave you wanting more.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘The Life of Oharu’ (Criterion Collection)
The Japanese classic 'Life of Oharu' is newly available from the Criterion Collection.
Read More »Music Review: Alex Pangman with Bucky Pizzarelli – ‘Have a Little Fun’
Canadian sweetheart of swing is having a little fun with classic jazz.
Read More »Music Review: Rich Thompson – ‘Less is More’
The drummer's latest is jazz as it should be, played with inventive style.
Read More »Music Review: Miki Purnell – ‘Swingin’ to the Sea’
Miki Purnell's debut album 'Swingin' to the Sea' is just what the doctor ordered.
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