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JAZZIZ Essentials: When the Father of Jazz Met the Father of Country Music (VIDEO)
JAZZIZ is a series of videos exploring stories of songs, artists and events that gave…
JAZZIZ Essentials: Was Louis Armstrong Born on the 4th of July? (VIDEO)
JAZZIZ Essential is a weekly series of videos exploring stories about songs, artists and events…
Song of the Day: Louis Armstrong “They Say I Look Like God”
In the late ’50s and early ’60s, Dave Brubeck and Iola Brubeck developed The Real…
Jimmy Heath, Peanuts, GoGo Penguin & More: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
JAZZIZ Essentials: 5 Memorable Acting Performances by Jazz Artists in Films (VIDEO)
In this episode of JAZZIZ Essentials, we begin to explore the link between jazz and…
Song of the Day: Louis Armstrong, “What a Wonderful World”
“What a Wonderful World” is an invitation to appreciate and celebrate the simple things in…
The JAZZIZ Happy Hour: Ricky Riccardi, Louis Armstrong House Museum (VIDEO)
In this episode of the JAZZIZ Happy Hour, we are joined by Ricky Riccardi, the…
JAZZIZ Essentials: A Short History of… “Ain’t Misbehavin'” (VIDEO)
Welcome to JAZZIZ Essentials, a video series where we explore the artists, songs and events…
Song of the Day: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five – “Heebie Jeebies”
Recorded in Chicago on this day in 1926, Louis Armstrong’s “Heebie Jeebies” is said to contain the first example of scat singing in jazz history.
10 Jazz Albums You Need to Know: Record Store Day Black Friday 2019
Record Store Day Black Friday returns to local independent stores worldwide on November 29. This…
Vinyl Watch, October 2019: Louis Armstrong, Van Morrison & More
Vinyl is back! Each month on “Vinyl Watch,” we list some of the most noteworthy…
Herb Alpert, Katherine Penfold, Louis Armstrong & More: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Nat King Cole, Mary Halvorson, Bill Frisell & More: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
JAZZIZ Backstage Pass: 10 Albums You Need To Know for September 2019
In this episode of JAZZIZ Backstage Pass, host Brian Zimmerman is joined by JAZZIZ online…
10 Albums You Need to Know: September 2019
Previoiously unreleased works of jazz legends; a rock icon’s first jazz endeavor; a live recording…
Louis Armstrong, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Cobb: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Louis Armstrong, Herb Alpert, Duke Ellington: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Portrait of Pops
For decades, this 1960’s oil painting by Davis Quinn hung in the study of my…
Wycliffe Gordon – “St. Louis Blues”
Trombonist (and occasional slide trumpeter) Wycliffe Gordon, a longtime member of the Jazz at Lincoln…
