The theme is "Harlem of the West," which honors the neighborhood's rich cultural history dating back to the 1940s when jazz clubs hosted major musical talents. "A lot of the artists here are based ...

Those wanting to visit Somerville may do so Wednesday through Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The post Issa Rae Unveils Somerville, a New Restaurant Celebrating 1940s Jazz Culture [Video ...

Powell before that two years later in December of 1947 performing his arrangement of “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans,” at one of his last jazz recording dates in the 1940s; a musicians ...

more elegant — and just plain improved — sense of how New York City’s jazz and classical scenes converged in the 1940s. Was eight decades a galling length of time to have waited? Naturally.

A new Black-owned restaurant in South Central LA honors the vibrant Black jazz scene of the 1940s. A new Black-owned restaurant in South Central Los Angeles is honoring the vibrant, Harlem ...

Gillespie's solo break on the tune remains one of the most dramatic moments in jazz. His use of a Latin rhythm marked a rare departure from the standard walking bass line of 1940s jazz.

Headlining the show is Dan Gabel Music, an 18-piece jazz orchestra with a sound and look fashioned after the big band of the 1940s. The Platters, successors of the legendary 1950s rock 'n' roll ...

Ten years ago, Robin Strayhorn began working on the Central Avenue Jazz Park Mural in an effort to commemorate the historical importance of the 1930s and 1940s jazz musicians in that area. Now, ...

Let this performance transport you to a 1940s jazz club with moody lighting, and the sounds of soft chatter and clinking glasses that fade away as a star takes the stage. Raised on old movies and ...

Gillespie's solo break on the tune remains one of the most dramatic moments in jazz. His use of a Latin rhythm marked a rare departure from the standard walking bass line of 1940s jazz.