Art Blakey
The beginning career of jazz music legend Art Blakey was amazing. He took piano lessons at school. When he was in the seventh grade he played music full-time and was leading a popular band.
Not too long after, he started playing drums in the style of such players as Ray Bauduc, Chick Webb [...]

The American Influence Of Jazz Music
The Jazz music sensation began to rub off on other parts of the world which encourages the experimentation of melding their familiar sounds with the essence of Jazz.
In Europe’s country in the Region of France came the Quintette Du Hot Club de France who was responsible for the [...]

All About The Origins Of Jazz Music
The essence of the sound of Jazz music is so versatile due to the origins from which it first began.
In fact, New Orleans, Louisiana is the place where Jazz first began between 1850 and 1900 by African slaves as well as the freed people of color. The first [...]

All About High School Jazz Competitions
There is nothing more exciting that masses of Jazz lovers all in the same place competing in a competition to showcase the skills they have honed.
High school educators all around the country unite at different location to enter their vocal Jazz ensembles, Jazz Bands, Jazz Orchestra’s in a competition [...]

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday was one of the most famous jazz music singers in America. Her real name was Eleanora Fagan.

Like most lives of musicians, she had a very bad time growing up which damaged her career. Her life is written about in the autobiography Lady Sings The Blues, but there are many things in there that are not really valid.

Her stage name is from

The History Of Vocal Jazz:

Jazz music made its mark in the hearts of Americans ever since the 20th century when people embraced the musicians of the time. However, when the singers came on the scene strong with skills in the art of scatting that is a vocal form of Jazz improvisation, the ability to articulate music expressively, and have that pizzazz to swing to the rhythms effectively makes a Jazz