Duke Ellington and the movies grew up roughly at the same time. Edward Kennedy Ellington…
Tag: Louis Armstrong
Remember record stores? Remember the thrill of turning your friends on to new music by…
Remember record stores? Remember the thrill of turning your friends on to new music by…
From the mid-1910s to the late 1920s, Chicago was the jazz capital of the world.…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Using a rather primitive recording device — a suction-cup microphone attached to a telephone receiver,…
In Michael Jarrett’s book Pressed for All Time, excerpted in this article, pioneering producer and…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Louis Armstrong celebrated his birthday on the 4th of July. However, documents show that he…
Vinyl is back! Each month on “Vinyl Watch,” we list some of the most noteworthy…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
JAZZIZ is a series of videos exploring stories of songs, artists and events that gave…
JAZZIZ Essential is a weekly series of videos exploring stories about songs, artists and events…
In the late ’50s and early ’60s, Dave Brubeck and Iola Brubeck developed The Real…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
In this episode of JAZZIZ Essentials, we begin to explore the link between jazz and…
“What a Wonderful World” is an invitation to appreciate and celebrate the simple things in…
In this episode of the JAZZIZ Happy Hour, we are joined by Ricky Riccardi, the…
Welcome to JAZZIZ Essentials, a video series where we explore the artists, songs and events…