Crime Jazz: “The Femme Fatal. The cop on the beat. The hard-boiled detective. The saxophone under the street lamp in the fog. It’s the music of “Chinatown” and “Taxi Driver.” – Dmitri Matheny Today we talk with jazz great and noir aficionado Dmitri Matheny on jazz, television and big screen noir, improvisational jazz, and what…
“If there is a wrong to be righted, an evil to be redressed, or a rescue of the weak and suffering from the powerful, our hearty assistance can be readily obtained. We do nothing for hire here; we would cheerfully undertake to perform without a fee or a reward. But when your clients are wealthy,…
Will Viharo is the author of the Vic Valentine series as well as the host of Seattle’s Noir at the Bar, a seasonal showcase that combines author readings with alcohol, the way God intended it. He is a writer that defies classification, with his work mixing humor, surrealism, gore, violence, and sex. His newest work,…
“Who’s going to believe a con artist? Everyone if she’s good.” – Andy Griffith Joseph Weil was born in Chicago in 1875 to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Weil. The couple owned a small neighborhood grocery store and made a decent income. Their boy, Joseph, helped out after school by sweeping up and stocking shelves. And…
I’m forever blowing ballgames, pretty ballgames in the air. I come from Chi, I hardly try, just go to bat and fade and die. Fortune’s coming my way, that’s why I don’t care. I’m forever blowing ballgames, and the gamblers treat us fair. -Ring Lardner You could say that it started with Charlie Comiskey, because…
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