Larry Appelbaum, Who Found Jazz Treasure in the Archives, Dies at 67
He helped turn the Library of Congress into a leading center for research on the history of jazz, and made some surprising ...
It's the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby and New York is ready to party, old sport
A hundred years after The Great Gatsby shone a light on extravagant Long Island mansions and secret speakeasies, the spirit ...
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How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Meanwhile, a host of American jazz greats were serving as cultural ambassadors — Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie among them — ostensibly to promote Yankee goodwill and ...
Sitting down with Pamela Hart, known as Austin's 'First Lady of Jazz'
As part of KVUE's Black History Month coverage, longtime jazz singer Pamela Hart shares her experience contributing to Austin ...
Jazz Great Roy Ayers, Best Known For ‘Everybody Loves The Sunshine,’ Has Died At Age 84
The legendary jazzman’s compositions are instantly recognizable through decades of samples in hip-hop, R&B, and more.
Jazz great returns to delight fans in San Francisco and Santa Cruz
Having already won eight Grammy Awards — and performed with such illustrious figures as Paul McCartney, McCoy Tyner, James ...
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Jazz bass giant Stanley Clarke brings band to Yoshi's in Oakland
He would play with an array of established jazz greats including Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck, Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders and Stan Getz. It was working with Getz that put Clarke in ...