Jazz's popularity grows, and as it attracts a wider audience, so do campaigns to censor this "devil's music." Early detractors like Thomas Edison, inventor of the phonograph, ridicule jazz ...

The deft fingerpicking guitarist is about to release his second record in two years, “Doing Things Right,” which is credited ...

While drawing influences from both old and new, We attempt a unique spin on something that has been spun many times over. A combination of Blues, Folk, and Jazz that will not only knock your socks off ...

Amongst the many brilliant musicians to be killed in the war was jazz pioneer Szymon Kataszek, and popular musical titan Artur Gold. Henryk Wars, meanwhile, established a Tea-Jazz Orchestra in Lviv ...

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Legendary trumpeter Miles Davis released Kind of Blue in August 1959, leading into the era of 60s improvisational jazz. The album featured Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans ...

Their names are spread throughout an elaborate composition that replicates the circuit diagram of a phonograph (or record player), to pay tribute to the way this unique piece of technology paved the ...

The ceremonial music of these groups contributed significantly to the rhythmic foundation of early jazz. The brass band explosion transforms American music By the late 1880s, brass marching bands ...

Join us for the Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2025, featuring a diverse lineup of artists from around the globe, ...

God Bless the Child.” “I’ll Be Seeing You.” And of course, “Strange Fruit.” Ten writers and musicians share what they love ...