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During the first two decades of the twentieth century, James Reese Europe emerged as the most renowned bandleader of New York's entertainment world. Famed for his syncopated orchestral accompaniment of the dancing team of Irene and Vernon Castle, Europe became a major figure in promoting the popularity of social dancing and engendered a ragtime-based music that contributed to the emergence of jazz. During World War I, his 369th Infantry Band the “Hell Fighters,” was hailed by French and American troops as the finest ensemble in the Allied Army. James Reese Europe was born on February 22, 1880, in Mobile, Alabama
Jason Moran and the Bandwagon at Cologne Philharmonie
by Phillip Woolever
Jason Moran and the Bandwagon Cologne Philharmonie Cologne, Germany November 22, 2019 As the sprawling local Christmas markets prepared for a holiday tourist onslaught, Jason Moran and the Bandwagon presented masterful skills transcending any singular celebration. The concert was part of the trio's celebratory 20-year anniversary tour and there was ...
Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part I
by Karl Ackermann
Part 1 | Part 2 OriginsBy the second half of the 1920s, New York had supplanted Chicago as the center of jazz. The “Jazz Age"--a label incorrectly ascribed to F. Scott Fitzgerald--could rationally have been framed as the “Dance Age." Prohibition, and the speakeasies that it spawned, were packed with wildly enthusiastic patrons of ...
Culture Clubs: Part IV: When Jazz Met Europe
by Karl Ackermann
The Geography of Jazz--When Jazz Met Europe In 2004 Maureen Anderson, a researcher at Illinois State University contributed a dissertation to the journal, African American Review, titled The White Reception of Jazz in America. Ostensibly, her article deals with stories published in high profile periodicals and journals from 1917 and into the 1930s, written by white ...
Matthew Shipp, Marc Ribot, Dorado Schmitt & Randy Weston
by Martin Longley
The Matthew Shipp Trio Dizzy's Club November 3, 2014 It's not often that a hero of New York's alternative downtown improvising scene ventures uptown to play a mainline jazz club. It's even more of a rarity for a Dizzy's set to consist of a single long piece. In fact, ...
Randy Weston: African Stories, African Rhythms
by Ian Patterson
In over 60 years as a leader, pianist Randy Weston has achieved an incredible amount. He has recorded nearly 50 albums and has been hailed in the process as the natural heir to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Three times he has been voted Downbeat's composer of the year, and his compositions have been recorded by ...
Piano Legend Randy Weston Interviewed at All About Jazz
In over 60 years as a leader, pianist Randy Weston has achieved an incredible amount. He has recorded nearly 50 albums and has been hailed in the process as the natural heir to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Three times he has been voted Downbeat's composer of the year, and his compositions have been recorded by ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: James Reese Europe
All About Jazz is celebrating James Reese Europe's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY James Reese EuropeJames Reese Europe - piano, violin, composer, arranger, conductor, bandleader, recording artist (1880-1919) During the first two decades of the twentieth century... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow James ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: James Reese Europe
All About Jazz is celebrating James Reese Europe's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY James Reese EuropeJames Reese Europe - piano, violin, composer, arranger, conductor, bandleader, recording artist (1880-1919) During the first two decades of the twentieth century... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow James ...
