By Don Heckman Studio City CA. Jackie Ryan’s appearance at Vitello’s Monday night was one of the most musically gripping performances of recent memory. Listening to her two extended sets of songs before an enthusiastic, packed house crowd, I found myself wishing that the entire evening had been videotaped. Why? In part for the pleasure… Read More Live Jazz: Jackie Ryan at Vitello’s
By Don Heckman Denny Zeitlin is a rare Renaissance man. He’s been a practicing psychiatrist since the early ‘60s, and a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco since 1968. His career as a highly praised jazz pianist has paralleled his psychiatric work. After making his first recording in 1963, he… Read More Q & A: Denny Zeitlin, Psychiatrist and Jazz Pianist (Part 1)
By Don Heckman Denny Zeitlin is a rare Renaissance man. He’s been a practicing psychiatrist since the early ‘60s, and a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco since 1968. His career as a highly praised jazz pianist has paralleled his psychiatric work. After making his first recording in 1963, he… Read More Q & A: Denny Zeitlin, Psychiatrist and Jazz Pianist (Part 2)
The International Review of Music 