This month's cover story
The British Festivals:
Keswick and Whitley Bay
LAKE RECORDS ALL STAR JAZZ BAND MEMBERS impressed audiences at the Keswick Jazz Festival. Shown front to back are trumpeter: Duke Heitger, trumpeter Gordon Whitworth and bassist Roy Cansdale. The band was led by Paul Adams. (Photo: Andrew Wittenborn)

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October Highlights

The Ragtime Machine

One of the youngest guests ever to be interviewed on "The Ragtime Machine," Morgan Siever is a talented and thoughtful 11-year-old who finds time for music, homework and basketball.

by David Reffkin
 
 

Great River Jazzfest

With a spectacular view of the Mississippi River, this outdoor festival -- held indoors -- couldn't have been better.

by Paige Van Vorst
 
 

New Orleans Notes

On the third anniversary of the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, a host of events remembered the many who were lost during that catastrophe.

by Tom Jacobsen
 
 

Vibist Jack Fanning

With legions of fans from the Suncoast to California to Germany, his musical range and 800-tune repertoire spans dance, popular, big band, concert and Latin.

by Bob Byler
 
 

More Highlights

"Final Notes" remembers celebrated musician/journalist Richard Sudhalter, former Melody Maker editor Jack Hutton, vocalist Connie Haines and guitarist Dawes Thompson. And the Scott Joplin House in St. Louis, Mo., hosts a weekend of ragtime research and scintillating rags.

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