1. NPR Music’s “The Mix” crowdsourced a list of the 50 most popular jazz vocal recordings of all time, with Peggy Lee’s “Fever” coming at #10.

    What are some of your favorite songs, jazz and otherwise?

    “Fever” is one of ours, and Miss Peggy Lee herself is the subject of this weekend’s Lyrics & Lyricists™. Give Me Fever opens tonight!

  2. Dave Brubeck Quartet performing at 92Y on April 12, 2011. “We’re sorry to hear of our friend Dave Brubeck’s passing. He was a fabulous musician and a wonderful gentleman. We are very grateful to have had him perform at 92Y many times, most recently in April 2011.” -Hanna Arie-Gaifman, Director, 92nd Street Y Tisch Center for the Arts

    Dave Brubeck Quartet performing at 92Y on April 12, 2011.

    “We’re sorry to hear of our friend Dave Brubeck’s passing. He was a fabulous musician and a wonderful gentleman. We are very grateful to have had him perform at 92Y many times, most recently in April 2011.” -Hanna Arie-Gaifman, Director, 92nd Street Y Tisch Center for the Arts

  3. The Count Basie Orchestra Roars again in the final performance at 92Y’s Jazz in July on July 26. Get your tickets here. 

    The Count Basie Orchestra Roars again in the final performance at 92Y’s Jazz in July on July 26.

    Get your tickets here. 

  4. Last night, 92Y’s Jazz in July festival kicked-off with a Jazz Piano Master Class featuring Bill Charlap, Ted Rosenthal, a student from LaGuardia High School and another from the Manhattan School of Music. A special feature of the performance is a camera on the keyboards that’s projected onto a giant screen so that the audience can watch the dazzling finger action. More photos here.

    Last night, 92Y’s Jazz in July festival kicked-off with a Jazz Piano Master Class featuring Bill Charlap, Ted Rosenthal, a student from LaGuardia High School and another from the Manhattan School of Music. A special feature of the performance is a camera on the keyboards that’s projected onto a giant screen so that the audience can watch the dazzling finger action. More photos here.

  5. In a way, jazz is America’s classical music. And you can’t get a greater teacher than Billy Taylor. His book goes through different periods and different pianists. Because he was there, he could talk about the “cutting contests” Fats Waller and other stride pianists had with each other: “What’s wrong? Is your left hand broken?” It was like a meeting of jazz gladiators. -Bill Charlap, artistic director of 92Y’s Jazz in July festival, shares his thoughts on four books he loves on the history of song and jazz. [NY Post] You can also see Bill talking with NY1’s Kristen Shaughnessy about Jazz in July.

    In a way, jazz is America’s classical music. And you can’t get a greater teacher than Billy Taylor. His book goes through different periods and different pianists. Because he was there, he could talk about the “cutting contests” Fats Waller and other stride pianists had with each other: “What’s wrong? Is your left hand broken?” It was like a meeting of jazz gladiators.

    -Bill Charlap, artistic director of 92Y’s Jazz in July festival, shares his thoughts on four books he loves on the history of song and jazz. [NY Post]

    You can also see Bill talking with NY1’s Kristen Shaughnessy about Jazz in July.

  6. The latest issue of The New York City Jazz Record has a great profile of Ernie Andrews (PDF, page 10). Catch the soulful singer in a rare New York appearance at 92Y’s Jazz in July, “one of the city’s great summer institutions.” $25 tickets for ages 35 and under are available.

    The latest issue of The New York City Jazz Record has a great profile of Ernie Andrews (PDF, page 10). Catch the soulful singer in a rare New York appearance at 92Y’s Jazz in July, “one of the city’s great summer institutions.” $25 tickets for ages 35 and under are available.