1980s R&B was defined by a myriad of sounds: from the crossover dance pop of Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston, to the digital funk of The Time and Cameo, to the smoother adult contemporary fare ...
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, vocalists Nina Ferro, Topsy Chapman and Stephanie Nakasian join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to recall female singers of the Swing Era— from Ella and Billie to Martha Tilton, ...
Once upon a time, before trap drums and marginal talent ruled the airwaves, a 19-year old kid from Harlem redefined the sound of contemporary R&B. By fusing the intensity of hip-hop, the universal ...
Today most big bands are part-time affairs, with leaders writing most if not all of the charts. These arrangements provide each band with its own musical personality, with the writing slightly more ...
What beautiful music! Hailey has the voice of an angel! Her sound is so pure and soulful. It’s great to hear a vocalist that sings on a very high and plays trombone on an equally high level. This band ...
This article originally appeared on Kveller. Printed in black and white and bigotry all over, Nazi official Hans Severus Ziegler’s brochure for his public exhibit in Dusseldorf featured an African ...
Sixty-six years ago, this world we live in was much different. Hundreds of big bands played music that was melodic and swinging. Couples even touched when they danced. While catchy novelty tunes ...
Bill Savory was a Harvard dropout. He was also a piano player, an avid music fan and a brilliant audio engineer. And in 1935, he was hired by a New York "transcription service" -- in an era before ...
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