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Music Was Breath and Blood for Hannah

February 20, 2026

Music was breath and blood for Hannah Lammie, a gifted singer, inspired librarian, humanitarian, and devoted wife, mother, sister, and daughter. Even before she was born in Connecticut, on Feb. 19, 1973, she absorbed the sounds and vibrations of great orchestral music, church classics, and flute lessons, as her mother Sally pursued her own musical career. With her sisters, Emily and Sarah, Hannah listened to folk music by such performers as Pete Seeger, Judy Collins and Bob Dylan. Read More

The Best of 2025

December 31, 2025

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By Fritz Byers

What a difference a year makes . . .

I can’t bear to assay all the things about the world that look and feel different from how they looked and felt a year, or a little more than a year, ago. If you can keep track of which side likes Russian autocracy and which side misses the good old FBI, you’re better at cultural ping-pong than I. (Speaking of which, after watching Marty Supreme my family has launched a movement to replace the dining-room table with a ping-pong table. That’s the kind of change I can believe in.)
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My Year in Jazz: 2025

December 31, 2025

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Kim Kleinman, Contributing Writer

I don’t have the responsibility that Fritz has in providing us with the 12 hours of top-notch jazz programming each week. That is a daunting task I can only begin to imagine. There is so much wonderful music to listen to and he must have jazz playing every waking moment. Daunting sure, but it doesn’t sound all that bad to me.
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A Few of My Favorite Things

December 31, 2025

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By Rob Michaels
Contributing Writer

My favorite recordings acquired in 2025

Jazz - New

Patricia Brennan - Of the Near and Far (Pyroclastic)
Chicago Underground Duo - Hyperglyph (International Anthem)
Cosmic Ear - Traces (We Jazz)
Cosmic Tones Research Trio - s/t (Mississippi)
Sullivan Fortner - Southern Nights (Artwork)
Sinsuke Fujieta Group - Fukushima (SoFa)
Gustafson, Vandermark, Reid, Taylor - PIVOT (Silkheart) Read More

Remembering Jack DeJohnette

November 6, 2025

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By Kim Kleinman Read More

In Memoriam, Jack DeJohnette (1942-2025)

October 31, 2025

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By Fritz Byers Read More

Rodgers & Hart’s “Manhattan” at 100 – A Birthday Celebration

October 9, 2025

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By John Bigelow
Contributing Writer It was a century ago, 1925, the middle of the Roaring Twenties, in New York. The country was on fire. Captains of industry, titans of finance, and show business impresarios were creating fortunes and reputations and making American into a world powerhouse. The Great War was over and it seemed there was nothing but smooth sailing ahead. Optimism was in the air. Read More