Introduction. A century of jazz -- 1895-1916 : Origins. 1895-1905 : Ragtime era begins ; 1906-9 : New Orleans : the musical melting pot ; 1910-13 : Impact of the blues ; 1914-16 : On the verge of jazz ...

$35 million commitment to support the cultural preservation of jazz, scholarly research and storytelling about jazz artists, and partnerships with jazz archives, clubs, and other efforts to sustain ...

This is FRESH AIR. There are two fat, new biographies of composers and pianists born 43 years apart. Their music transcended jazz, but recognition for their work was slow - James P. Johnson, born in ...

The Chicago Underground Trio is more of an idea than a group per se. With albums being put out by an ever-changing group of musicians over the last decade-and-a-half, carrying the torch as the Chicago ...