February 27, 2025 • Saxophonist Isaiah Collier's The Story of 400 Years is a sweeping suite that traces Black American history from the ... Here's a collection of the Jazz Night team's favorite ...

Though jazz and classic blues are really early twentieth-century ... when Dan Rice-for the first time in American history-"blacked up" for a variety show in New York's Bowery district. The show became ...

February 27, 2025 • Saxophonist Isaiah Collier's The Story of 400 Years is a sweeping suite that traces Black American history from the Middle Passage to today — and the personal and ...

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious ...

marking the emergence of Ellington’s distinct voice in jazz. Black History Connection: “Mood Indigo” reflects the melancholy and resilience of Black America during the Great Depression.

EMUS 3642 (3)–History of Jazz Studies the distinctly American art form of jazz music from its origins to the present, including the various traditions, practices, historical events, and people most ...

Jackson Pollock's action painting technique reflected the improvisation, freedom, and rhythm of the jazz music he loved. Looking for more? Visit Smithsonian Jazz at the National Museum of American ...