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2 months ago | 
syncopatedtimes.com | Joe Bebco
Since TST co-editor, webmaster, and in-house reviewer Joe Bebco generally has a lot to say (and I generally don’t) I’m ceding the Static space to him this
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
syncopatedtimes.com | Joe Bebco
It’s crazy to me that eight years into reviewing for The Syncopated Times the only previous time I covered After Midnight was their Christmas album. It was great, and hinted at a great band, but I think I can say in January, it was after all, a Christmas album. It’s crazy to me in part that I haven’t commented on them more because the leader of After Midnight, clarinetist Roger Campbell, has been such a strong supporter of The Syncopated Times for as long as I can remember.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
syncopatedtimes.com | Joe Bebco
I’m not a natural ragtime fan, at least not the music most people think of when they hear the word. Solo piano ragtime often feels to me like a mid 20th century invention distinct from the records from 1895-1917 that I grew up on collecting 78s. This is true in both directions, both the hokey piano records of the ’50s and the treatment of a certain selection of rags as masterpieces of high art rather than the masterpieces of popular music they were. This may be self delusion on my part.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
syncopatedtimes.com | Joe Bebco
My review column hasn’t visited the West Coast in a while, which would seem strange to readers who have had a jazz rag in their mailbox every month since the 1980s. The reality is the bands that once dominated the traditional jazz festivals are not cranking out albums like they used to. There is still a healthy scene out West though, with great musicians of all ages, and I do have several albums in my queue from West Coast jazz bands.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
syncopatedtimes.com | Joe Bebco
Back in college one of my pastimes, hep cat that I was, was chasing the library closing time copying their LPs to cassette tapes. My focus was Smithsonian releases of folk, world, and otherwise weird records, but I also copied plenty of early jazz and blues, mostly in the style of Bessie Smith and her peers.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
syncopatedtimes.com | Joe Bebco
Colin Perry was raised in Kentucky with music on both sides of his family. His father’s side of the family exposed him to Appalachian fiddlers and banjo players, and both are now among his instruments. He began learning guitar at age 10, with an early focus on ’20s and ’30s bluesmen that still influences his musical choices today.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
syncopatedtimes.com | Joe Bebco
Dr. Eli Newberger, a traditional jazz tubist and notable medical professional, passed away on October 24th, he was 83 years old. Pressed into playing tuba in sixth grade, by grade eight he was in a Dixieland band. After completing a degree at Julliard he entered Yale for music theory and soon was playing with the Tin Rainbow Jazz Band. He met his wife Carolyn, a Sarah Lawrence student, on a blind date.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
syncopatedtimes.com | Joe Bebco
It has been a long time coming! The Syncopated Times is now a production of Syncopated Media, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. This means we can accept tax-deductible donations, as well as seek grants, bequests, and partnerships with other nonprofits, businesses, and other organizations in pursuit of our mission. The paper will continue to be subscription based, so please renew as usual.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
syncopatedtimes.com | Joe Bebco
The 31st Annual Eagles & Ivories Music Fest is staged in Muscatine, Iowa, at five different locations. A free eagle watch takes place Saturday morning at Pearl City Station in Riverfront Park. The music will be performed by Ivory &Gold® featuring Jeff and Anne Barnhart, Andy Schumm, Josh Duffee, Marty Mincer, the Mad Creek Mudcats, and the Locust Street Boys. Special events include silent film accompaniment.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
syncopatedtimes.com | Joe Bebco
Scheduled performers: Howard Alden, Cheryl’s Vintage Jazz with special guests Dan Levinson & Katie Cavera, St. Louis Stompers, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Holland-Coots Jazz Quintet, Groovus, Sentimental Breeze, Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi, Sun City Stomperz, WE 3 + 1 (Patrick, Lansford, Pesce, Early), Wildcat Jazz Band, Wolverine JazzBand, ACJS JAMMERS. “Afterglow” event to be held in the San Tan Ballroom 6 – 8 pm. MUST MAKE RESERVATIONS With ACJFMust purchase the buffet to attend.
