Here, in the 1890s, African-American musicians create ... Episode 5: Swing: Pure Pleasure As the Great Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as it has ever come to being America's popular ...

Jazz Hour, and Soundcraft recording labels; documenting radio music performances in the United States, 1930-1960, and including radio performances by Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and ...

In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...