Joe “King” Oliver, Duke Ellington, Lois Armstrong, Earl Hines, Jelly Roll Morton, Buddy Bolden, Freddie Keppard, Bunk Johnson, and Clarence Williams are the 1920s jazz musicians that influenced both popular music and Classical music. African...
The big band jazz of the old days, when Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa were stars, today, might be considered, as the adage goes, to be like fine wine, an acquired taste. In the days before the audio phonic separation of the two signals that make up the...
Let’s get ready for one of the greatest music events of this year. As a follow-up to his “Duets: An American Classic” album (2006), released in honor of the singer’s 80th anniversary, legendary American icon Tony Bennett is preparing...
As July 4th is drawing closer, some of the common folks are getting ready to celebrate the Independence Day in a traditional American way. A nice family picnic or a sunny day at the beach are nice, but what if you’re not a beach or picnic-type person...
Profound talent of Eva Cassidy and beauty of her voice has long been fascinating millions of souls. I was pleasantly chilled to discover Eva Cassidy’s high-flying music and her thrilling voice. Her delivery is magical, timbre is rich and phrases...
Michael Buble’s highly anticipated latest album “Crazy Love” flooded top music charts throughout the world receiving at least gold certification. The album was released on October 9, 2009, and since then has had about six million copies sold. But...
On October 27, a new album was released by Power Station GmbH. It is a collection of 20 magnificent jazz songs performed by an artist who was once asked “What is jazz?” and answered: “Man, if you have to ask what it is, you will never know…” Yes,...
Singer and songwriter Norah Jones’s latest album entitled “The Fall” is set to be released on November 17. “The Fall” is her fourth studio album and is being released by Blue Note Records. The producer of this forthcoming...
Each soul has its music. Everyone has his own preferences and taste while choosing what music to listen to. Blues, folk, heavy metal, country, folk, hip hop, rock, reggae and jazz. Genres vary from one person to other, but jazz is what stops me....