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I Wish I Were Twins: The Fats Waller Bluebird Sessions 22 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Fats Waller, 1938 Photo courtesy Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller earned his reputation in the 1920s as one of the greatest of the ‘stride’ pianists. He becam...
Two of a Kind: Swinging Duos at The Landing 15 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Guitarist Eddie Land & Violinist Joe Venuti. Image courtesy Zavvi Entertainment Group. Sometimes, as the proverb goes, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. We’re about to prove the point,...
Harlem Rhapsody: Music and Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance 8 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Couple in Raccoon Coats. Photograph by James VanDerZee, 1932 There was a time when Harlem was the center of the universe for many African Americans. Thousands of black families found a place to call ...
Harlem to Hollywood: The Music of Harold Arlen 1 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Harold Arlen, undated photo. Photo copyright S.A. Music Co. Critic Alec Wilder wrote of Harold Arlen’s gift for songwriting, “Arlen… is fully a product of American jazz, big band music, and American ...
Beautiful Changes: The Whiteman Years 25 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
Whiteman Orchestra, 1921. Photo courtesy answers.com Revered as America’s number one dance bandleader in the 1920s, Paul Whiteman was committed to providing “something for everyone” with his approach...
Fletcher Henderson and Don Redman: The Birth of the Big Band Reed Section 18 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, 1925. Photo courtesy songbook1.files.wordpress.com New Yorkers in the 1920s liked to get dressed up and go out dancing. Everybody was doing the Turkey Trot, the Fox T...
Hot Chamber Jazz: The Benny Goodman Trio 1935-1954 11 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
In 1935 The Benny Goodman Trio created a style of ‘chamber jazz’ that emphasized highly developed ensemble playing and technically brilliant solos. The Trio took the ensemble sound of the small jazz b...
Riverwalk Jazz BBQ: The Lazy Days of Summer 4 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
Light the coals and crack open the cooler. Nothing says July like a barbecue on a lazy afternoon. The forecast may call for triple-digit temps or a passing shower. But whatever’s in store, The Jim Cul...
Originals by Originals 27 Jun 2013 | 09:00 pm
Benny Carter at the Savoy, 1939. Standing: Tyree Glenn; at his right: Vick Dickenson; sitting l-r: Carl Frye, Ernie Powell. Photo © Benny Carter Collection Improvisation is “composition on the fly...
The Tio Family: A New Orleans Clarinet Dynasty 20 Jun 2013 | 09:00 pm
The Tio family was a dynasty of clarinet masters from New Orleans’ Creole seventh ward. In the early days of the 20th century, they taught a first generation of jazz players the value of using class...
