Up and At 'Em: Early Victor Electric Hot Dance Bands 1925 - 1927 documents the early jazz era, that seminal time when jazz was becoming America's official "pop mu…
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Benny Goodman (b. 1909 Chicago, d. 1986 New York) was born into a large, poor, Russian-Jewish family in Chicago. His remarkable skills as a musician and band-lead…
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Proof that Music is a Universal LanguageMany jazz saxophonists have incorporated elements of African music, with widely varied success. David Rogers, howev…
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo Creates Classics for every Continent Yes, you've heard of them (even if you don’t own any of their 40+ albums). Remember Paul Simon's
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Eric Roberts Summons Music from a Silent Place Eric Roberts describes his music as "jazzy, non-commercial new age." Technically, these origin…
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