Eric Felten has not one but two enviable careers. As a jazz musician, the D.C. local is a big band leader, singer and trombonist. And as a cocktail expert, he’s an acclaimed author. His book “How’s Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well,” comes out in paperback in June.
Q: What’s the last movie you saw?
“Le Doulos,” a first-rate French crime noir from the early sixties.
Q: What’s your favorite TV show?
Whatever is on Turner Classic Movies.
Q: What Web sites do you visit in the morning?
WSJ.com, Joel Achenbach’s “Achenblog” at the Post, Politico, Slate, The Weekly Standard, a jazz blog called Rifftides, and a cocktail blog called Alcademics.
Q: What’s new on your iPod?
Nat King Cole singing “Just You, Just Me” from the small-group recording “After Midnight,” and the Buddy Rich big band wailing through “Love For Sale” from the disc “Big Swing Face.”
Q: What book are you reading?
“Puttin’ on the Ritz: Fred Astaire and the Fine Art of Panache,” a new biography of the great singing dancer, written by the late Peter Levinson.
