The 1940s were a tumultuous time and, by extension, an exciting time in America. World War II loomed and eventually took hold of the globe. Soldiers fought the Nazis abroad, eventually victorious. But ...
In this fascinating and meticulously researched book, Peter Townsend takes a vertical slice through the mainstream of American music round about December 7, 1941—the date of the Japanese attack on ...
AccuJazz Internet radio continues its weekly roll-out of new, creatively programmed jazz channels with “Decade: Pre-1940," a radio stream exclusively playing jazz recorded before 1940. For jazz fans ...
Trumpet player Wayne Tucker leads his quartet in a Duke Ellington tune before letting other musicians take the Minton’s stage for a Friday night jam. Stefano Giovannini At the stroke of midnight one ...
Join author Jeff Gold for a virtual book talk full of images and insights from his new book Sittin' In. Sittin In tells the little-known story of America’s jazz clubs of the 1940s and 1950s. In ...
Duke Jordan, a jazz pianist best known for his influential work with saxophonist Charlie Parker in “Bird’s” well-regarded quintet of the 1940s, has died in Denmark. He was 84. Jordan died Aug. 8 in ...
Lee Young, a jazz drummer who served as Nat King Cole’s musical director for nearly a decade and broke barriers as the first African American hired for a staff position with a Hollywood studio ...
TRANSCRIPT: I’m Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. After World War II, jazz entered a bold new chapter. The big band era ...
Grammy-winning historian and author Jeff Gold noticed something when he received more than 200 exclusive images from a newly discovered photo archive of American jazz clubs from the 1940s and 1950s, ...
Join us for an unforgettable evening of 1940s Christmas glamour as Beverley Alexander returns by popular demand! After last year’s success, Beverley is back to serenade you with classic jazz tunes, ...
Grammy-winning historian and author Jeff Gold noticed something when he received more than 200 exclusive images from a newly discovered photo archive of American jazz clubs from the 1940s and 1950s, ...
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