Damn. I never see these replies until days or weeks later. Wth?. You know, I'd been listening on Spotify so much, I canceled the CD. I know, that's not a good way to go. At the radio station when Spotify came on the streaming scene in 2010 or 2011, jazz musicians were encouraging everyone to boycott...

Good news in NYC....barely...... :party: The latest from Spike. The SmallsLIVE Foundation Newsletter 2/1/2021 Dear Friends: I think about the enigmatic founder of Smalls, Mitch Borden. I never see him anymore. Know he's as rare as a Sasquatch. But I do get encouraging texts from him now and then and...

Birthdays Today:

Antonio Carlos Jobim, B. 1927
Benny Golson, B. 1929
Etta James, B. 1938

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I was struck by a couple of things in Spike's latest newsletter. The first was the dire, and as yet unconfirmed, prediction that there will be no indoor dining in NYC until October. I read about Mayor De Blasio and Governor Cuomo sparring over the fates of small businesses and then realize that smal...

Late seeing this post. That explains the scary visuals. As always, thanks for looking after JT!

I couldn't agree more. Spike added a little more this morning.... The SmallsLIVE Foundation Newsletter 12/28/2020 Dear Friends: I've spent a lot of time gnashing my teeth, rending my garments, and shaking my fist to the sky. But after a while this becomes a spiritual quicksand where my gumption and ...

I thought it had surely been devoured by a rootkit virus. Scary looking!

The ever-changing landscape, indeed.... From Spike Wilner this morning. It is with great sadness (as well as exhaustion) that I must announce that, by the order of the governor, Smalls and Mezzrow will be shut down to the public effective Monday. Tonight and tomorrow will be our last public shows fo...

New York’s Jazz Standard Will Not Reopen After more than 20 years, the popular club falls victim to the COVID-19 lockdown but will retain its online presence PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2, 2020 – BY JAZZTIMES The Jazz Standard, the popular jazz club in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, will close permanently, ...

From Spike Wilner: In regards to the permanent closure of The Jazz Standard, I would express my gratitude to Seth Abramson and the entire staff at that great music venue. The Jazz Standard was a first tier spot with a very personal and relevant roster of serious jazz artists. The loss of another gre...

The ever-changing NYC landscape: :? The SmallsLIVE Foundation Newsletter 11/30/2020 Dear Friends - Normally the time period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve is gangbusters. Every set sold out in advance and long lines of folks running around the corner. Normally at this time the Village is bu...

The SmallsLIVE Foundation Newsletter 11/2/2020 And.......Mezzrow opens. :party: Hard to believe great jazz and very few people. NYC's spiking like everywhere else. That's why. Dear Friends - A slow crawl to normalcy. Mezzrow opened this week to run in conjunction with Smalls. Way earlier than we are...

Guamba is ordered. Meanwhile, been listening on Spotify. Excellent.

Sorry! Late finding this. I'm ordering Guamba! Cool about the Oregon artwork.

https://scontent-den4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/120734024_10157534342521512_4941040172829116719_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=a26aad&_nc_ohc=RccoOdbiJA0AX-APumM&_nc_ht=scontent-den4-1.xx&oh=f09fa7ced6cd265ab2f9c413b111e7d0&oe=5F9FBD1C Smalls is OPEN. :) The SmallsLIVE Foundation Newsl...

Happy Birthday John Coltrane.

Good news for Smalls. The governor is finally going to cut them a break. Here is Spike's post. The SmallsLIVE Foundation Newsletter 9/14/20 Dear Friends: Yesterday I heard George Cables and Victor Lewis (along with Alex Claffy and Stacy Dillard) playing on the streets. In normal times this would hav...

Thanks for that, Justin. You’re so right - that’s Ron Thorne all the way. He sent me and turned me on to so much amazing Jim Pepper. And I know he was a mutual Towner/Oregon fan. Forever grateful. I need to listen to Guamba!

Very nice write-up, Justin. And great pics that offer different angles of the rooms - indoors and outside. I’ve walked by Smalls in the daytime when it was closed but that’s it. Nice Mezzrow shot. I can’t believe I haven’t seen this before. Really a treat. Thanks!

Justin, I remember when Ron told me that you visited both clubs on the same night. Man, was I envious. Yeah, this latest update from Spike is ominous and scary. I don't see how it's going to work. And that will be a terrible shame. Several wonderful musicians are stepping up and stepping out every n...

Here’s the latest from Spike. I’m not sure how many people have enjoyed the live streams from Smalls. For the past several years, Ron Thorne and I would text each other if we were watching and listening to something special. What a gift it was, and is. The current concerts start early in NYC - like ...

The latest with some good news from Smalls... The SmallsLIVE Foundation Newsletter 6/2/920 It's a bizarre kind of place now, New York City. A dichotomy of attitudes and views. Restaurants are allowed "outdoor" seating and so have appropriated the sidewalks and streets with folks crowding a...

Smalls and Mezzrow Update from Spike Wilner Spike Wilner Yesterday, June 24, 2020, at 9:07 AM · As of today both Smalls and Mezzrow have been closed for 100 days. All my staff has been laid off. Our medical insurance policy has been canceled (we offered our staff a company policy). 500 bands have be...

Good news from Smalls but still hanging by a thread. Do what you can. Dear Friends - Unprecedented times! From the comatose sleep of the city sequestered during the pandemic to the explosive rage of the people taking to the streets. New York has been turned around. Once high rent neighborhoods are n...