‘A Love Supreme’ at 60: Musicians celebrate the timeless work of jazz genius
Often described as spiritual, meditative, raw, yearning, divine, longing, beautiful, transcendent and profound, the four-part ...
New jazz fellowship honors the genre’s elders and gives them each an unrestricted $100,000 grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Jazz Foundation of America on Tuesday announced the Jazz Legacies Fellowship -- a new ...
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Elmhurst University Jazz Festival unites musical masters with students over 4 days of concerts
all of whom will perform with the renowned Elmhurst University Jazz Band. Those top artists are a great draw for jazz aficionados, but the festival also welcomes those new to jazz, according to ...
The Advocate10dOpinion
Quin Hillyer: Exactly a century ago, Satchmo and Bechet made jazz emerge triumphant
Exactly 100 years ago this winter, two recordings features Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet marked the triumph of New ...
Jewish Journal12d
Capturing Israeli Jazz: Raphael Perez’s Tribute to Israeli Musicians
The Israeli Jazz project by French photographer Raphael Perez introduces the world to something it may not fully be aware ...
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Kansas City and New Orleans: A jazz connection that runs deep
I’LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU’RE DEAD, YOU RASCAL. YOU ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS JAZZ MUSICIANS OF ALL TIME. JAZZ IS EVER EVOLVING. THIS TRUMPET CORNET THAT LOUIS ARMSTRONG LEARNED TO PLAY ON IS ONE OF ...
30 Notable Female Singers Of The ‘70s
Explore iconic ‘70s female singers who defined a decade. Discover their timeless music, unforgettable voices and lasting ...
The Straits Times6d
Jazz music fans in Singapore donating up to $20,000 for original songs to call their own
SINGAPORE – As a memento of her late husband, jazz fan and former paediatrician ... it started from a cultural melting pot – migrants from all over making music together and uplifting one ...
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Mauricio Herrera
He’s collaborated with some of the best jazz musicians of our time, including Stefon Harris ... 2021) follows one around all day. Its essence is in the air, in the room, in the conversation. It sneaks ...
Lansing State Journal25d
'Better than Juilliard': How Rodney Whitaker built MSU's jazz studies into major program
The director of jazz ... time faculty member. At age 32, he was promoted to director of jazz studies. “He seemed to be the best one for the job," James Forger, dean of the College of Music ...