Celebrating Jazz Architect, Genius and Legend Louis Armstrong to Close Out #JazzAppreciationMonth (LISTEN)
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) We end our celebration of #JazzAppreciationMonth today with a short tribute to a seminal architect of the sound, the legendary New Orleans son, Louis Armstrong. To read about Armstrong, read on. To hear about him, press...
#BornOnThisDay in 1899: Duke Ellington, American Composer and Synesthete (LISTEN)
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Although we dropped in on Duke Ellington earlier this month on April 6th when we shared a quote from him and a snapshot of his career and contributions, today, on his birthday, this prolific composer and musician gets a...
Black Lexicon: The Origins of “Bop” (LISTEN)
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) For #JazzAppreciationMonth, we explore the term “bop” — a word often used today to describe a song with a good groove. I ts musical reference origins however, are rooted in the early 1940s when...