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...
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...
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,...
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....
Jazz music has the power of setting a pace and creating a welcoming atmosphere. It can impart the listener with various contradicting emotions. Anger, grief, deep love, and excitement are all part of its emotional intensity. A lot of jazz fans differentiate...