Making Life Swing: Jazz on TV and in Other Unexpected Places

This obituary was written by Sean J. O’Connell, a musician, writer, tour guide, and historian on jazz in Los Angeles. He is the author of “Los Angeles’ Central Avenue Jazz,” published by Arcadia.  Vocalist Barbara Morrison was the center square for the LA jazz bingo card for nearly half a century. Whether it was for…

A New Year’s Day tradition since 1891, the Tournament of Roses Parade has only been cancelled four times in its history: for three years during World War II, and in 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year, when the parade begins once more at the corner of Green Street and Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena,…