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Smalls Jazz Club is a historic jazz venue in Greenwich Village, New York City, that reopened in 2006 after a three-year closure. It features modern versions of bebop and hard bop, and streams live performances online and on radio.
Pannonica de Koenigswarter was a British-born jazz patron and writer, a member of the Rothschild family. She was a friend and supporter of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and other bebop musicians, and a member of the Free French Army during World War II.
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation, and has many subgenres and regional scenes.
The we’re-never-going-to-play-together-again-to-lucrative-reunion trail is well-worn at this point — just ask such famously feuding acts as the Eagles, Guns ‘N Roses, Pixies and, most ...
Learn about the history and development of jazz in the 1930s, a decade of swing, big bands, standards, and bebop. Explore the key figures, songs, and styles of jazz in this period, from Louis Armstrong to Django Reinhardt.
Learn about the influences, styles, and events of jazz in the 1970s, such as Latin jazz, jazz fusion, jazz funk, and jazz standards. Find out the names and works of influential jazz musicians and composers of the decade.
A comprehensive overview of jazz in the 1980s, covering the decline of traditional jazz, the rise of smooth jazz, acid jazz, nu jazz, and jazz rap. Learn about the major artists, albums, events, and trends of the decade.
The theoretical underpinnings of cool jazz were set out by the blind Chicago pianist Lennie Tristano, and its influence stretches into such later developments as Bossa nova, modal jazz, and even free jazz. See also the list of cool jazz and West Coast musicians for further detail.