I always thought Natalie's Cole's Unforgattable, was spectacular. I feel fortunate to have about 10 of the big-band charts she recorded on that album. They're timeless.

Big-Band Jazz On Sunday, August 23rd from 5:00 until 8:00, Big Band Tradition will appear at the New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt, MD, just a short distance from the University of Maryland campus. No cover charge, tips appreciated. Reservations encouraged but not required. The band will play material fro...

You raise some interesting points and questions. Maybe who is and who isn't a jazz singer is simply in the ears of the beholder. I can remember being wowed by Unforgettable , my first introduction to Natalie. When I went to Tower Records looking for more and couldn't find anything in the jazz sectio...

We're back! Big Band Tradition, an 18-piece big band with vocalist, will perform on Sunday, 30 November, from 5:00 to 8:00 at the New Deal Café in Greenbelt, MD. That's a short distance from University of Maryland's College Park. The band plays a mix of swing era and modern material with perhaps mor...

Saw many of the top names in jazz at Lennie's in the late 60's. Those forays to the club helped to preserve my sanity while I was working as a teacher and dormitory master at a nearby independent school.

Big-Band Jazz - Greenbelt, MD, a Washington, DC, suburb - SUNDAY, MAY 4 Big Band Tradition, an 18-piece big band will perform at the New Deal Café on Sunday, May 4, from 6:00 until 9:00. The performance will include a variety of instrumental and vocal pieces from all periods of big-band music--Glen...

Had a capacity crowd of enthusiastic listeners. Well, probably not Jazztalk people but jazz people.

I'd certainly like to see Jazztalk flourish. It's only in its infancy.

Thanks for your notice, bluenoter.

Big Band Tradition, an 18-piece big band will perform at the New Deal Café on Sunday, January 12, from 5:00 until 8:00. The group will perform a variety of instrumental and vocal pieces from all periods of big-band music--Glenn Miller through Maynard Ferguson and beyond. The New Deal Café is at 113 ...