Exactly 100 years ago this winter, two recordings features Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet marked the triumph of New ...
Kansas City and New Orleans are both known for jazz, but each city has its own sound. Jazz artist Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl.
When you think of Kansas City and New Orleans, what comes to mind? For many, it's the music—the jazz, the rhythm, and the deep-rooted history.
An American art form now more than a century old, jazz emerged from the streets of New Orleans. The city has produced some of the world's great jazz musicians, none more celebrated than Louis ...
"It's incredibly important, I think so many people have memories as kids growing - people you talk to will give you multiple municipal auditorium memories," said Joe Giarrusso, a New Orleans City ...
Kendrick’s ability to rap in double time and in triple time are kind of reminiscent of, like, a jazz drummer,” said Melvin ...