The sound that would come to be called “Dixieland” developed from the jazz music of early 20th-century New Orleans, epitomized by figures like Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton. But it didn’t get ...
On April 10, 1974, Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage” floated through the Atlanta airwaves on a new radio station with only 54 watts and a range that might — might, mind you — stretch 25 miles on a ...
DILWORTH, Minn. — Think how many times John DiFiore has put his tenor sax together for a music gig somewhere. He's played with some of America's greatest bands, and for the last 50 years, he's taught ...
An old saxophone rests in its balding velvet-lined case. The worn keys seems fragile, the screws maybe loose, the metal tarnished. It’s on loan from local jazz musician Tom Hall, in an exhibit case at ...
“We’re building the future,” Tim Johnson, music and executive director of the FM Kicks Band, said. “Not just of this band, but of jazz in Fargo-Moorhead.” Tim and Amy Johnson are local music educators ...
The Bimhuis, Amsterdam's renowned jazz venue, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this October. The club will host a month-long program packed with over 50 concerts, exhibitions, and special events to ...
Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 1437/3437/5437 (1)–Jazz Combo Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 3642 (3)–History of Jazz Studies the ...
Despite turning a half century old this year, Hip Hop music is showing no signs of slowing down. If anything, it’s expanding faster than DJ Kool Herc was spinning records in the Bronx on August 11, ...
FOR THOSE NON RESIDENTS. HEY, YOU CAN’T BEAT THAT DEAL. ALL RIGHT. SO LISTEN, WE KNOW THAT JAZZ FEST IS AN ANNUAL TRADITION FOR SO MANY PEOPLE. WHETHER YOU’RE LOCAL OR NOT. BUT LISTEN ONE NEW ORLEANS ...