Around The Jazz Internet: May 14, 2010

Some items we didn't really mention this week:

• The Jazz Journalists Association has relaunched its quarterly newsletter as an online news hub. JJA News is the site.
• Nate Chinen on 16-year-old jazz-pop sensation Nikki Yanofsky. Be sure to read his blog addendum, 'cause there's an complicated point buried in there worth reinforcing.
• Destination: Out features one of the rare Sun Ra sideman appearances, this one with vibraphonist Walt Dickerson. No, not Impressions of a Patch of Blue; the other one. Yes, there's another one.
• The annotated version of the new Fight The Big Bull record, All Is Gladness In The Kingdom.
• Jason Marsalis on bad modern jazz: accurate diagnosis, questionable prescription.
• Trumpeter Ian Carey replies to my reply to his reply to my ... oh, just read this. Also, Howard Reich on jazz institutions.
• Christopher Guest on jazz and music mockumentaries. H/T JazzTimes online.
• Teddy Bunn! At Jazz Lives.
• Jon Wikan: percussionist, home brewer.
• The Jazz Session this week interviews Dana Hall and Paul Pines.
• The Checkout this week features interviews and performances from recent music school graduates.

Some things we did mention:

• The American Routes archives have lots about New Orleans music and culture.
• Marc Myers on jazz greats' widows.
• The Colbert Report on Shimon, jazz robot.
• RIP Lena Horne and Francisco Aguabella.

And finally, other stuff on NPR Music:

• Hear the new Claudia Quintet album in full while you still can!
• Take Five this week features post-war R&B, in that period between jazz and rock 'n' roll.
• Lena Horne's daughter on her mother, on Fresh Air.
• Kurt Elling on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, originally from 2002.
• Jazz Goes To College on JazzSet this week.
• Kevin Whitehead on the new Chick Corea solo piano collection.
• A third book on Kind Of Blue.