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The Jazz Age
In 1925 the Jazz Age was in full swing. It was the year Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington made their first recordings.The Phantom of the Opera opened at movie theaters. The Ku Klux Klan marched ...
Return To The Jazz Age At Delaware Art Museum
The Delaware Art Museum returns visitors to the 1920s during “Jazz Age Illustration,” the first major exhibition of popular ...
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Lou Donaldson, Pioneer Of Soul-Jazz, Has Passed Away
Lou Donaldson, a pioneering figure in the soul jazz movement, passed away on November 9th. He was 98 years old.
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The Golden Age of Jazz: A Walk Down Memory Lane
Benny Goodman brought jazz to Carnegie Hall. Count Basie had us tapping our feet with his infectious beats. Glenn Miller ...
Roy Haynes, versatile jazz drummer, Long Islander, dies at 99
Roy Haynes, the powerful and prolific jazz drummer whose career stretched from the swing era of the 1940s to the fusion era ...
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A Century of Swing and Stars: The Whitby Celebrates 100 Years with a 'Sentimental Journey'
It was back in 1924 when The Whitby first opened its doors to struggling chorus girls, traveling jazz musicians, theater stars and fresh ... it was stories of the stars of the Swing Era who resided ...
“The human manifestation of the word ‘hip'”: Jazz legend Roy Haynes dies aged 99
Sad news from the world of jazz where it has been announced that veteran drummer Roy Haynes has died, aged 99, just four ...
Houston Symphony ditches the woodwinds, adds some saxes and goes swing this weekend
With concerts set for this weekend with guests Byron Stripling, Leo Manzari and Carmen Bradford, the orchestra aims to turn Jones Hall into a jazz-age nightspot ...
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The Jazz Age
In 1925 the Jazz Age was in full swing. It was the year Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington made their first recordings.The Phantom of the Opera opened at movie theaters. The Ku Klux Klan marched ...