In February of this year, the jazz world lost one of its most prominent advocates. Ira Gitler, the pioneering author and concert promoter, left us on February 23, 2019. Gitler had a front row seat to the evolution of jazz for over six decades. Fostering a lifetime of jazz advocacy for the art of jazz […]
The area gets a visit from an artist originating from Seville, Spain. And, the area gets ready to celebrate the annual Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday festivities with jazz. Be sure to visit JazzBuffalo.org and Upcoming Events for all the events happening around town. Featured Events Mar Salá Pausa Art House, Saturday, March 2 @ […]
The highly-regarded jazz critic and historian, Ira Gitler, died on Saturday at the age of 90. While his last years were spent in a nursing home, Ira Gitler devoted a lifetime to jazz advocacy. Championing the music and capturing jazz history as it unfolded. In 2017, Gitler was recognized as a recipient of the National […]
Today is Record Store Day across the country and across the globe. Many are celebrating the resurgence of vinyl. A very good article worth reading is by, Jeff Meirs of the Buffalo News, on the return of vinyl in an era of digitizing every aspects of music and daily life. Evoking Memories For many of […]
