Discover the rich and vibrant history of jazz, from its roots in New Orleans to its global legacy. This category dives into the cultural movements, revolutionary milestones, and legendary figures that have shaped jazz over the decades. Unearth stories about iconic eras like the Swing Age, Bebop explosion, and the Cool Jazz movement, while gaining a deeper appreciation for how jazz has evolved into the art form we love today.
The involvement of women in the all-male world of jazz as early as the 1920s, not merely being singers and accompanists on piano or percussion, but also as various instrumentalists, composers, and arrangers. The evolution of this genre would be […]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF WOMEN IN JAZZ TO MARL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY-MARCH 9, 2023 Read More »
In 1939, the art director at Columbia Records, Alex Steinweiss, realized that the record industry had to make their record covers more appealing so as to attract potential buyers for their art form. It was not enough to denote an
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Occasionally I have been asked by people why a ‘nickname’; and why would anybody ever go to the trouble of trying to get an autograph. The latter question will be addressed in a future article, but for now I will
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I often thank God when it comes to turns or twists of fate in one’s destiny; and the fact that one of jazz’s finest pianists, composers, and combo leaders nearly became a vet instead of the famous jazz master into
TIME FURTHER OUT WITH DAVE BRUBECK Dec. 6, 1920 – Dec. 5, 2012) Read More »
It could not have been an easy task being in the shadows of the greatest jazz composer of all time; but because of his extraordinary gifts as an arranger, composer, pianist and occasional lyricist, Billy ‘Swee Pea’ Strayhorn managed just
SOMETHING ABOUT BILLY ‘SWEE PEA’ TO LIVE FOR Read More »
With Remembrance Day festivities a week away, I ponder, as I do every year, the significant music that was produced during one of mankind’s darkest periods in history; namely World War 2. The popular songs created ranged from patriotic to
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An incomparable singer of American popular standards, country, blues, Broadway and film, big band, children’s songs, songs, seasonal, and jazz recently turned 96 and became the oldest vocalist ever to release a new album that may very well win him
HIS VOICE CANNOT BE SILENCED-HAPPY 96th BIRTHDAY! Read More »
One of Canada’s greatest musical exports has once again been honoured with a commemorative coin, released on his birthdate, August 15 (1925), as was a stamp on the same day in 2007. I do not believe that any other musical
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Music has always played an important role in the film industry, and jazz is no exception by any stretch of imagination, beginning with the first talking movie in 1927 The Jazz Singer, to New Orleans in 1947 with Billie Holiday
Throughout the 20th century, Canada has produced its share of international jazz artists for the world to embrace. Although some of the orchestras like Guy Lombardo Dal Richards, and Mart Kenny were mainly designed to please audiences in a ballroom
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