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


Storm Large — “Inside Voice”

Get ready for gushing. Storm Large is good. Really good. It’s not the strength of her vocal abilities....

Amy Jo Jackson— “Laugh It Up”

If one were to look up the meaning of the phrase “explosively talented,” one might very well find...

Ethan Mathias — “Outside the Lines”

Considering that cabaret has a reputation for being an entertainment genre peopled with…let’s say seasoned performers and audiences,...

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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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