Author: Sheila Horne Mason

On November 15th and 16th, 2024, the gorgeous, art-filled Jazz Forum nightclub in Tarrytown, NY, hosted David Amram’s 94th birthday party! Actually, Amram turned 95 in 2025, but that will be covered in a separate article. On Jazz Forum’s website it said, “We always proudly welcome the Renaissance Man of American Music. This distinguished composer, […]

The 2024 TD James Moody Jazz Festival took place from November 7 to 24 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). In the Festival brochure, it says “I’ve always said the best has yet to be heard.” James Moody put that conviction on the record just over 30 years ago, and it feels even truer […]