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Introduction: Steve Lacy, born Steven Norman Lackritz ninety years ago today on July 23, 1934, in New York City, was an avant-garde jazz musician and a master of the soprano saxophone. His contributions to jazz span over five decades, during which he pushed the boundaries of the genre, collaborated with some of the most influential musicians of his time, and created a body of work that continues…

Bill Coleman & his Swing Stars - Salle Pleyel (Paris), le 18 octobre 1952

When They Danced to Teddy Hill's Band

You would be hard pressed to find a group of people who know of Teddy Hill, the band leader of the 1930s who later became the manager of Minton’s Playhouse in NY, the famous hotbed of jam sessions. Michael Steinman guides us through a gang of sides of the Hill band which featured some of the greatest names in jazz.

-Scott Wenzel

I started off playing by ear, and being around a bunch of musicians and playing in the streets and in the different parades and, then, I got accepted to go to New Orleans Center for Creative Artists Trombone Shorty