If you are someone who wants to learn how to play bass but aren’t sure whether to start with precision or jazz bass, we’re here to help you make that decision! Even if you are not a beginner but simply aren’t sure what the differences between the two are and you want to learn more … Read more
Are you someone who loves listening to jazz? If you’re into jazz music and you love attending concerts and festivals, you came to the right place! To save you from the hassle of spending hours or days trying to figure out what jazz festival you should attend, we provide you with a list of all … Read more
Finding the best jazz clubs in Chicago is no easy task, especially considering the deluge of options you will find online. If you don’t know where to go to listen to live jazz music, don’t worry! We provide you with a list of the 6 best options you can choose hassle-free! No matter if you … Read more
Are you searching for the best cheap jazz drum set to get for your kid? Or are you interested in buying one for yourself and fulfilling your jazz star fantasies? Whatever the case may be, we got you covered! To save you from the hassle of searching for the perfect drum set on your own … Read more
It’s no secret that jazz used to be a music genre heavily dominated by men, but over time expanded and started to include a wide range of extremely talented and brilliant female singers as well. If you are interested in finding out more details about the best female jazz singers, including who they are and … Read more
Born November 17, 1930 David Amram has composed more than 100 orchestral and chamber music works, and written many scores for Broadway theater and film, including the classic scores for the films Splendor in The Grass and The Manchurian Candidate; two operas, including the groundbreaking Holocaust opera The Final Ingredient; and the score for the … Read more
A commanding and dynamic pianist, Donald Ryan has been called “a music kaleidoscope, sparkling at everything he plays.” This “everything” encompasses the arenas of classical, religious/inspirational, and jazz. His virtuosity and amazing gift of improvisation have delighted audiences throughout the U. S. A. – Carnegie Hall included – as well as in England, France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, the Caribbean … Read more
September 12, 1940 — Renowned jazz organist “Papa John” DeFrancesco is credited with bringing about the renaissance of the Hammond organ, and gained a national reputation for playing the organ in an infectious hard bop style. Though DeFrancesco began playing the trumpet when he was six, he did not begin playing the organ until his wife bought him one for his … Read more
January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006 Born Ruth Alston Weston in Portsmouth, Virginia, she attended I. C. Norcom High School, a historically black high school. Brown’s father was a dockhand who directed the local church choir, but the young Ruth showed more of an interest in singing at USO shows and nightclubs. She was … Read more
1998 Inductee Washington Irving Rucker was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 5th, 1937, and attended local schools through to graduation from Booker T. Washington High, developing a talent for the drums along the way. By his teens, Washington was working with bluesman Jimmy “Cry Cry” Hawkins and was soon off to UCLA to study and get … Read more