The Deep Roots of Gospel Jazz
Although some people believe that gospel jazz is a fairly recent type of music, its roots began long before the birth of most other musical forms, and impacted nearly all …
Although some people believe that gospel jazz is a fairly recent type of music, its roots began long before the birth of most other musical forms, and impacted nearly all …
Pianist and singer, Harry Connick Jr. is a young musician with a sound that is often compared to Frank Sinatra.Born on September 11, 1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Joseph Harry …
One of today’s youngest and most talented jazz musicians is Norah Jones. Born in New York City on March 30, 1979, Norah attributes her musical influences to her mother’s extensive …
Born into a musical family on November 16, 1964, Diana Krall’s passion for music quickly developed. By the age of 4 she was listening to her father’s jazz albums, taking …
Eleanora Harris (a.k.a. Billie “Lady Day” Holiday) was born in Philadelphia in 1915. She had a hard childhood—her father abandoned the family and Billie was cared for by abusive relatives. …
Bandleader and composer, Miles Davis’ music is regarded as the most important in the development of improvisational techniques.Born on May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois, Miles Dewey Davis belonged to …
Louis Armstrong is regarded as the most influential musician in jazz history.He was born in poverty in New Orleans in 1901. His father was a workman, and his mother was …
One of the most influential styles of jazz to emerge from the early half of the 20th century was known as “swing.” Swing Jazz quickly caught fire and spread amongst …
The syncopation and synthesis of African and European classical music gave birth to ragtime jazz, a variety of innovative rhythms that brought about an era of phenomenal music, which is …
Who could have ever predicted that replacing clarinets with saxophones would create a musical phenomenon as massive as big band jazz? This type of jazz is said to have emerged …