This month's cover story
Blind Boone's Legacy
ADAM SWANSON, 16, won the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Competition over Memorial Day weekend, then thrilled audiences at the Blind Boone Festival in Columbia, Mo., a week later. (Photo: Tom Warner)

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August Highlights

Musical Memories of 1920s-'30s

Part I of an entertaining glimpse at the life of Hawley Ades, who played with the greats and earned plaudits as an arranger.

by Tom Moreland
 
 

Sedalia Holds Lively Joplin Fest

Ragtime, 80 musicians, a parade, vintage costumes, a ragtime dance -- who could ask for anything more?

by Murray Bishoff
 
 

Switzerland Welcomes Capital Focus

TJEN Corner describes the musical adventures of talented young musicians at the JazzAscona New Orleans and Classics Festival.

by Dave Robinson
 
 

Final Notes: Davenport Blues

Farewell to the Bix Fest's Rich Johnson, who won international respect as a Bix researcher and became a dear friend to many.

by Lew Shaw

Bandleader Jean Kittrell Retires

Perennial audience favorite retires to deal with serious health problems.

by Steve Lilley
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