Exactly 100 years ago this winter, two recordings features Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet marked the triumph of New ...

You also will miss understanding how this city’s music ... of the 20th century, but not widely. Suddenly, circa 1924 or 1925, all three came together for mass audiences. Jazz had become the ...

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century, in the southern United States. Jazz was very popular as it was a fresh, new sound. Different styles of ...

The singer, guitarist and composer released heralded music in the 1970s and early ’80s before retreating. The label Jazz Is Dead is ... the first part of the 20th century, blending local rhythms ...

The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American ... and rhythm of the jazz music he loved. Looking for more? Visit ...

Her music has been described as a “hip pastiche” and a “walking catalog of 20th century jazz styles”. Juno-Award winner MAX SENITT on drums, CHRIS ADRIAANSE on bass, MIKE FREEDMAN on guitars.

and was crucial in defining the sound of a 20th-century-born musical style called jazz. Its status as one of the genre’s most important instruments is undisputed; even the most cursory glance at ...

People experienced opera, brass bands, classical European and popular American songs, spirituals, gospel, blues, and 19th and 20th century jazz composed and ... matter his caste or race and incubated ...