The Boston Globe

‘Trad jazz’ virtuoso Jimmy Mazzy is both a Hall of Famer and a well-kept secret

The musicians seated closest to him nodded their acquiescence, but a few others were too busy chatting between numbers to have heard, and had to be shushed by their fellows. As Mazzy began quietly ...
The Boston Globe

Not your dad’s trad: Millennials get in the swing at the free Medford Trad Jazz Fest

When singer and trumpeter Anne Linders moved from St. Louis to Boston in 2020, she wanted to put together a new version of her lively traditional jazz band Annie and the Fur Trappers. That proved to ...
Washington Examiner

Here’s the straight Skinny on traditional jazz

For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form. Oh, sure, something like trad jazz, loud and frenetic with a side helping of street funk, ...
WGBH

Annie Linders on trad-jazz, Lindy Hop, and bike polo

Annie and the Fur Trappers headline the Bay State Hot Jazz Festival in Medford this weekend. Their front woman spoke to GBH Music about the magic of ‘20s jazz, and what to expect at the free festival.