Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...
T he inaugural 1959 Playboy Jazz Festival in Chicago was headlined by Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and the ...
Though jazz and classic blues are really early twentieth-century ... of the American slave trade--had already taken on special significance in the history of black music-making in America. The most ...
a 10-part series that explored the history of Jazz music, on which Marsalis was Senior Creative Consultant. The music on the soundtrack comprises 16 new Marsalis compositions and seven ...
Roy Haynes, one of the most towering figures in the history of jazz, has died at 99 years old. A jazz drummer who helped to ...
Self-styled inventor of jazz, pianist, bandleader, composer, hustler, vaudeville show entertainer, rumored pimp. Ferdinand ...
The history of jazz in Polish cinema is a story of great love ... The story of friends fascinated with jazz music was a depiction of the era, not a story about exceptional individuals. Falk presented ...
The Jackson Street Jazz Trail launched on October 19 during the Earshot Jazz Festival, providing a self-guided tour of ...
Our faculty provides diverse perspectives on the history and performance of jazz and its tributaries ... and artistic expression necessary for success in the vibrant world of jazz music. The UD Jazz ...
music theory, jazz history, and jazz improvisation. Over the years, program instructors included Dr. Frank Adams and Dr.