For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form. Oh, sure, something like trad jazz, loud and frenetic with a side helping of street funk, ...
Stage lights glisten off the shiny bells of the cornet and trombone as the band strikes up a strutting tune. The dance floor begins to fill with ladies in fringed dresses, many carrying fancy ...
This is the final story in The Guardians, a 6-part series highlighting those dedicated to saving and passing down New Orleans' unique heritage. Posing for a photographer outside Frenchmen Street’s ...
Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night ...
Rollicking strains of Dixieland jazz streamed from a small office on the second floor of the west music building earlier this month. Inside, the closely-knit ASU Dixie Devils laughed over their ...
In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, the museum talks with musician Delbert Anderson. The sources of Anderson’s always-evolving art are eclectic, ranging from jazz standards and improvisation, ...
A trad band has to do with traditional jazz music that really is associated with New Orleans. Honestly, I have mixed feelings about it in this sense: It is true that the music started and was ...
Grant Grech wants his music to have a voice of its own. The second-year psychology student said he is releasing his solo EP, “Grant Grech Plays Guitar,” to showcase his modern spin on a traditional, ...
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“We believe that tradition is not just a static body of knowledge. It’s the personal bond between generations of practitioners that allows culture to be transmitted and made meaningful in the present.
JACKSON, MI - Jackson College’s annual Summer Concert Series has grown in recent years to offer more free music to the Jackson County community. The series kicks off in 2024 with a performance of the ...
For about 30 years, a small group of dedicated musicians and bookers have fostered a space for experimental jazz in Columbia.