Paul Samuel “Pops” Whiteman was a 1920s and 1930s bandleader, composer, orchestra director, and producer who was so notorious he earned the nickname “King of Jazz” from the press of his ...

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, actors Topsy Chapman and Vernel Bagneris offer narratives drawn from the memoirs of Ada ‘Bricktop’ Smith and Langston Hughes. The Jim Cullum Jr. Jazz Band and the Hot Club ...

Grounded in the swinging cadence of the Big Band Era, Good Shot Judy is fueled by the Golden Age of 1930s Jazz music.

Various Artists: Anthology of Swing Strings (1930s-1950s): Professor Visits Harlem or Swingin album review by Andrew Velez, published on May 13, 2009. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

Of course, we can’t forget to mention Kenny G. In the 1920s and 1930s jazz clubs were an escape during prohibition, and many of them lasted long after prohibition ended.

Samara Joy is a grammy winning upcoming artist with her own, modern-day jazz sound.

A cosmopolitan city, Shanghai in the 1930s was home to expat communities from around the world, with a vibrant nightlife including theatres, opera and jazz clubs. Shanghai Sonatas reflects this ...