Features


Color Her Celebrated: A Conversation with Our 2025 ASCAP-Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Recipient, Sandy Stewart

Hesitation was never something that could hold singer Sandy Stewart back—not when it came to her career. The...

Bistro Bits: A New Album from D.C. Anderson and a Lina Koutrakos Trifecta

In this column, I check in on an important new album from singer/songwriter/actor D.C. Anderson. Plus, I report...

Six Authors Talk About Publishing Books on the Great American Songbook and Its Artists in Today’s Market

So, you want to publish a book about your favorite composers or singers right out of the Great...

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Club Reviews


Club Review: James Jackson, Jr. Celebrates a Debut Album Release, “Birth”

Some may know singer-actor and Obie-winner James Jackson, Jr. from his acclaimed theatre work, including the Pulitzer- and...

Stephanie Nakasian—“Two Shows in One: June in June & Tenor Gladness”

Stephanie Nakasian, jazz educator and Jon Hendricks alum, performed as if we were invited into her home to...

Matthew Brookshire Sings The Wedding Album

Singer/songwriter/pianist Matthew Brookshire opened the new singer-songwriter series at Pangea with Matthew Brookshire Sings The Wedding Album, a...

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Album Reviews


Familiar Jazz in Unfamiliar Fashions: “Elemental” New Collaborative Album from Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap

A fun new album featuring vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and pianist Bill Charlap, Elemental is for serious jazz...

Frank Dain “I’ve Had a Love”

Singer Frank Dain’s romantic new album, I’ve Had a Love, aptly released on February 14, is the perfect...

Bistro Bits: Special-Case Albums—New Releases by Minnock and Aloisio/Pallatto

Today for Bistro Bits, I’m having a look at two recent album releases, both of which fall into...

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