Jazz, Jazz-Scored, and Jazz Age Films: 1920s-Present Listed below are full-length feature films that meet one or more of these criteria: The story is about jazz or jazz musicians; The film features ...

Throughout the 1920s, German composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) tapped into idioms from popular music, including jazz and cabaret.

Bias and fake news were always with us: The classic comedy “The Front Page” reminds us as it creates a snapshot of the fast-paced, rough-and-tumble world of Chicago journalism in the 1920s ...

This was going to be a year of great jazz centennials. For 1920 marked the birth of several jazz musicians who either changed the course of the music or deeply enriched it. Festivals, themed ...

In 1920, New York City underwent a transformation. Photos show how people's day-to-day lives looked 100 years ago.

This chapter considers the impact of jazz music on literature from the 1920s to the present day. It begins by establishing that these two art forms have evolved in dialogue with one another — ...

The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s, the Cleveland Museum of Art's stunning new exhibit, features more than 300 objects (furniture, jewelry, clothing, home accessories, etc.) that make you ...

This story appears in Birmingham magazine's July 2016 Issue. Subscribe today! "Southern Artists To Make Records," the headline announced: "Making Of Phonograph Discs Is Birmingham's Latest ...

For inspiration, the composer turned to some surprising places. Though the film starts off in 1926, and prominently features a jazz band, Hurwitz says he steered clear of 1920s jazz inspirations.

The students are studying American history and literature of the 1920s in their humanities classes. Jazz Night gives the students the opportunity to bring their studies to life and test their ...

Jazz musician Greg Poppleton's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.