Jazz

One of the most popular and memorable American musicians of the 20th century, Nat King Cole (1919-65) is remembered today as both a pianist and a singer, a feat rarely accomplished …

Detroit has always been at the forefront of American popular music development, and the ragtime years and jazz age are no exception. The city,s long history of diversity has served …

Electro swing is a relatively recent musical style and scene which combines the music of the swing era with that of the age of electronic dance music. Chris Inglis considers key …

A must for all who would more knowledgeably appreciate and better comprehend America's most popular music. -- Langston HughesThe path the slave took to 'citizenship' is what I want …

Taking inspiration from a class room assignment and John Coltrane's interpretation of Mongo Santamar a's Afro Blue, Earth, Wind, Water, & Fire is a jazz composition for sextet …

Jazz as an instrument of global diplomacy transformed superpower relations in the Cold War era and reshaped democracy's image worldwide. Lisa E. Davenport tells the story of …

Before Ralph Ellison became one of America s greatest writers, he was a musician and a student of jazz, writing widely on his favorite music for more than fifty years. Now, jazz …

Most lauded for the gorgeously baroque Odessey and Oracle, and the ageless singles, 'She's Not There' and 'Time of the Season', The Zombies' were at the forefront of The British …

Miles Davis was one of the crucial influences in the development of modern jazz. His Kind of Blue is an automatic inclusion in any critic's list of the great jazz albums, the one …

The Yard Cat Song is a jazz composition composed by Andrew T Hanna and arranged for a small jazz quartet comprising of alto saxophone, piano, upright bass, and drum set. Customers …