The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass ...
At the height of the Roaring Twenties, flappers took to the floor, arms flailing and feet kicking to a new beat: the Charleston. A century later, the dance still captivates—especially for performer, ...
The hottest tunes of a century ago will heat up again as the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra (SSJO) opens its new season ...
Catherine Russell and Colin Hancock Team Up To Celebrate the Legacies of Early Female Jazz Vocalists
When I was new to the music, all the standard histories of jazz were keen to dismiss what they derisively referred to as the “Vaudeville Blues” singers of the Jazz Age. I remember one line in ...
SPENCERTOWN, N.Y. — When multi-instrumentalists Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman go out into the world together, they look to the past for inspiration. Growing up on opposite coasts — Paxton in Los ...
That story is told through the Tampa Bay History Center’s new exhibit, “Decade of Change: Florida in the 1920s.” A White Rose Saloon jug is on display in the new exhibit “Decade of Change: Florida in ...
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