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The King of Jazz, a two-color musical film starring bandleader Paul Whiteman originally released in 1930 by Universal Pictures, has been restored and had its

Paul Whiteman, known as “Pops” and referred to as “The King of Jazz” by the 1920s press, led the most popular dance band of the

The Stan Kenton Legacy Band led by Mike Vax took to the road last month for its annual tour of schools and colleges presenting music

For decades, they called it the Bix Bash. Since its inception in 1966, hundreds of Dixieland fans flocked to Central New York’s yearly multi-band celebrations

The Jazz Journalists Association annually recognizes two dozen “Jazz Heroes” – activists of positive influences on their musical communities – presenters, music educators, providers of

Copies of the Traditional Jazz Curriculum kit developed by David Robinson have been distributed to more than 10,000 schools and colleges across the country. The

As usual, they’ve had entirely too much fun down in the Big Easy last month. The 33rd annual French Quarter Festival drew more than 760,000

An online petition drive is underway to get the U.S. Postal Service to issue a postage stamp honoring jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke. Confetta Ann Ras,

A galaxy of contemporary jazz stars—including saxman Harry Allen, vocalist Freddy Cole, guitarist Gene Bertoncini, pianist Ted Rosenthal, and singer Carol Sloane—will light up the

Trumpeter Mike Vax raised an interesting question about the origin of the word “jazz”. The ex-Stan Kenton band member and current clinician, asked, “I don’t

The Jazz Audience Initiative conducted by the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus, Ohio under a $200,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation released some

Richard Barnes, guitarist and leader of the Philadelphia area’s Blackbird Society Orchestra (a band specializing in the music of the 1920s) has established the Eddie

In January, as Live365 was about to shut down its music-streaming service forever, Dismuke created a non-profit corporation to keep his indispensable station Radio Dismuke

Vince Giordano, bandleader of New York City’s Grammy-winning hot jazz band The Nighthawks, is no stranger to the world of film-making. He has appeared in

THE ANSWER: It depends, but definitely not forever. Many institutions have their archives stored on CDs — but the discs aren’t as stable as once

Jazz pianist Russ Kassoff visited guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli this past February as he rehabbed from a recent stroke, and declares him “miraculous.” (Bucky, who

Every Sunday night for the past 43 years, Rich Conaty has kept the music of the 1920s and 1930s alive on The Big Broadcast. Rich’s

When we want to undertake a task that may be easily accomplished, we may call it a “cakewalk” or perhaps “a piece of cake.” But

Ben Polcer had the unfortunate experience of being robbed at gunpoint in mid-January not far from his house in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

A street in the Bronx at Ritter Place and Prospect Avenue has been named in honor of the late singer Maxine Sullivan. She lived at

They may be named the Chicago Hot Six but the band’s style is sheer New Orleans. “We aim for a very old New Orleans sound,”

Those of you who subscribe to The American Rag may be surprised to see The Syncopated Times in your mailbox. A word of reassurance is