Four floors of jazz warms up the winter

From bottom to top, the CNY Jazz plan to keep the genre hopping at Mohegan Manor worked quite well. The Syracuse arts organization uses its winter one-day festival in the big, old brick building in quaint village of Baldwinsville, N.Y., to raise funds and awareness for America’s own brand of music. On the last day…

Listen and learn with Nancy Kelly

The folks at CNY Jazz are all worked up about this weekend. Nancy Kelly is taking over their cozy downtown Syracuse theater Saturday and Sunday. The popular vocalist will host the organization’s fall Vocal Jazz Jam and Stars of Tomorrow Cabaret. Not only can guests see and hear Kelly’s distinctive voice and style, but they’ll…

Kimberly Rossi nourishes her many loves

When Kimberly Rossi is on the other side of the message, I know the story likely is going to be interesting. She’s the one who urged me to review the hot new CD by the Fabulous Ripcords and write about the dentist who provided free work to those who served on Veterans Day and write…

Keeping the music alive in Syracuse

Talk about a tough job. Larry Luttinger is executive director of Central New York Jazz. That’s an arts foundation in Syracuse that’s tied to public and private money. Government spending on the arts has dropped because of the economy. Corporate spending on the arts had dropped because of the economy. Luttinger is convinced that the…