Wynton Marsalis, Twyla Tharp, 'Groundhog Day,' Black artists: Your weekend in metro Detroit
Metro Detroit is punching back at winter weather with another packed weekend of great options in the region. Here are eight ...
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The African American Artists Who Moved To Paris During The Jazz Age
In the roaring twenties, the world buzzed with jazz rhythms and a spirit of liberation. It was an era when African American artists found their creative voices and sought new horizons beyond the ...
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Early Jazz
Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...
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GBH Music is launching events and programs highlighting talented jazz musicians in Boston
GBH Music's Sam Brewer talks about GBH Music Presents JazzNow, Jazz Nights and the musical talent they have lined up.
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Jazz begins in New Orleans ... Here, in the 1890s, African-American musicians create a new music out of these ingredients by mixing in ragtime syncopations and the soulful feeling of the blues.