Distinguished critic Bob Blumenthal offers up an intelligent, concise history in his book Jazz: An Introduction to the History and Legends Behind America's Music. While writing such an overview is ...
What should I listen for? As we go through the individual CDs, you'll get specific pointers about what to listen for in the tracks I've highlighted. But in general, you'll notice that much of this ...
It was a cold night in December 2018 when I first experienced live Jazz music for the first time. The venue was Northeastern University’s Blackman Auditorium and when I entered, I didn’t fully know ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Watch a video introduction to jazz, narrated by John Hasse, curator of American music for the National Museum of American History. Hasse discusses ...
"Selected recordings of great jazz stylists, with historical data and musical analyses."--Container ; edited by the Rev. A.L. Kershaw. Program, biographical and historical notes by Kershaw on ...