Billie Holiday was one of the most famous jazz music singers in America.
Her real name was Eleanora Fagan.
Like most lives of musicians, she had a very bad time growing up which damaged her career.
Her life is written about in the autobiography Lady Sings The Blues, but there are many things in there [...]
Jazz music is appreciated worldwide.
If you are ever traveling and are new to some countries, here are where some of the best jazz clubs are located so that every place you go will be just like home.
Canadian Jazz ClubsIn Westminster, you can go to the Java Jazz Cafe & Bistro.
Live jazz is played [...]
One great jazz musician was Lionel Hampton.
Lionel was a bandleader, actor, jazz vibraphonist and percussionist.
He has worked with other famous jazz musicians such as Buddy Rich, Quincy Jones and Charlie Parker.
Lionel was raised by his grandmother in the south before he relocated to Chicago.
In the 1920’s he started playing the xylophone [...]
All over the world people have invented their own interpretation of Jazz by creating new music from their soul, yet branching out to expand the capabilities of the music of their culture.
Jazz around the world must always begin with examples of various music.
The main traits of the styles of music that stands out [...]
The New York Voices are a vocal jazz group that have learned from other vocal jazz groups such as Take 6, The Manhattan Transfer, Lionel Hampton and have taken jazz music to higher levels which have earned them Grammy Awards.
Their sound is definite jazz sound with classical, pop, Brazilian and R&B immersed in.
In 1987, [...]
In the turn of the century around 1920, many artists made their mark by playing in the discreet underground nightclubs known as “Speakeasies” which are high class , “Blind pig” lower class or “Smokeasy” for smokers.
The United States once prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages and smoking tobacco in clubs as a constitutional [...]
Anyone who loves jazz music must know about the amazing vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.
What some may not know is that the Manhattan Transfer comes from the Name of Two different groups.
The first group made one album, then broke up in 1969, the other group is the one, which is the basis for [...]
Billie Holiday was one of the most famous jazz music singers in America.
Her real name was Eleanora Fagan.
Like most lives of musicians, she had a very bad time growing up which damaged her career.
Her life is written about in the autobiography Lady Sings The Blues, but there are many things in there [...]
Jazz music composition is the work of knowledgeable musicians with the skills to write, and create one of the most memorable masterpieces.
Moreover, Jazz music Composition is a course included in colleges and universities who deem it a worthy subject to study.
Composing Jazz music requires the theory of constructing chords that [...]
There was a time in history when Jazz the music was banned during World War II when it was considered a plight for freedom against Hitler’s Nazi regime due to what it represents.
Jazz music is the product of America that was creatively invented by African American from culture, and all the elements of the [...]
