Afro-Cuban Jazz is the combination of Cuban and Latin rhythms with jazz improvising. While the term “Latin jazz” is sometimes used to categorize all jazz-oriented music from Latin and South America, the styles of some of the countries have their own distinct qualities, with the bossa-novas of Brazil and the tangos of Argentina being quite …
In this article we turn back time to discover the life and music of one of jazz’s earliest icons: cornet-player and American jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke. Bix Beiderbecke was considered a jazz legend by many even before his early death. The cornetist had a beautiful tone, a cool (as opposed to hot) style, harmonically advanced …
With songs such as Lush Life, Chelsea Bridge and Take The ‘A’ Train, Billy Strayhorn was one of the most talented composers, arrangers and lyricists of the 20th century. To the general public, though, he was often close to invisible and so we take a trip into the life and music of the American jazz …
Born April 29, 1899 in Washington D.C., pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington is one of the most important figures in jazz history. In this biography, jazz historian and award-winning author Scott Yanow takes an in-depth look at the life and career of the iconic figure. Duke Ellington’s musical accomplishments and innovations are so numerous …