It's been a year since we began production of the Viva Virtuoso YouTube variety show. The first episode, featuring soprano Candace Bogan, first aired on October 5th, 2017, and we've…
Every human with access to cable television has heard at least a dozen Henry Mancini songs over their lifetime. Many of us have heard hundreds of his songs countless times.…
Eleanora Fagan, better known to most as Billie Holiday or simply Lady Day, was a powerful performer. Like many of the great blues voices of her time, she had a…
Musicians like Charles "Chazzy" Green are the reason this unique YouTube show was created. In this new episode of Viva Virtuoso, great mid-century music takes center stage, as always. But…
Referred to by some as one of the greatest musical celebrities of his time, Basie remains top among the great jazz pianists of all time. In the era of greats…
When we hear mention of the great female vocals of jazz, most will tend to think of Ella Fitzgerald and the great Lady Bird herself. Less frequently, we think of Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughn. The true aficionado will have their own favorite great lady of jazz come to mind. One of our favorites is the oft forgotten Anita O’Day. (more…)
While we like nothing better than looking back on the musical marvels of yesteryear, we also frequently wonder why so many contemporary composers and musicians get so little attention in the online world. To remedy that, at least in part, we’ll be sharing what some of our contemporaries are up to here on the blog and in a weekly digest that we’re launching in a couple of weeks. (more…)