One of the more adventurous and transformative eras in jazz happened amid the societal turbulence of the mid- to late-1960s, and Miles Davis and John Coltrane were leading the way. In his new book ...
“Ginkgo Books is a great third space, a place U.Va. deeply needed. It is warm, indoors and intimate, so the ideal spot for ...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kwame Alexander used a very valuable lesson he learned when seeing his novel, The Crossover, turned into a project for Disney+ when working on his new PBS Kids offering ...
The Jazz Age was a time of excess, creativity, and passion that lunged jazz music into the mainstream. It produced music icons like Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, whose innovative sounds advanced ...
The 31st annual Vail Jazz Festival returns Labor Day weekend with 26 internationally-renowned artists for three immersive days of music in a beautiful outdoor venue at the Manor Vail Lodge. The ...
The Marshall University Winter Jazz Festival returns Feb. 25-27, its 57th event. Hosted by the Marshall University School of Music, the festival will take place at the Smith ...
In 2020, I published A Map of Jazz: Crossroads of Music and Human Rights (WS Publishing), a book that looks at the culture of jazz on a timeline with cultures of the world. At more than 500 pages, the ...
Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodman swing era and the genre-blurring present.
Special concerts include Zildjians, Atlantic Records and Jazz: The Legacy of Istanbul in America; Visionaries and Eccentrics: Ives’ Problem Children; and What Does Earth Need? A Call to Action. Guest ...
Whenever a talented young musician appears on the scene, there are the usual hallmarks of rising up the ranks to stardom, from appearing on Spotify playlists to trending on social media to, hopefully, ...
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — A longtime music festival in Sioux Falls, in many ways, set the stage for other outdoor concerts in Sioux Falls today, whether it’s this weekend’s Rock the Country, or last ...
Jazz Studies is an integral part of the music department at the University of Wyoming. The program is anchored on a strong curriculum of academic jazz courses, in addition to providing many ...
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