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One of my first experiences with jazz music was when I was a kid. My dad and I went to a concert and heard Ornette Coleman play with his bands. I remember before the concert my dad telling me that Col
By Doug Levine Jackie Allen was born to sing. While she was growing up in Wisconsin, her father played Dixieland jazz on the tuba, Jackie sang and played the French horn. There may have been an Allen
Doug Levine This story is part of VOA's 2003 in Review series. Thanks to some fine vocal albums, well-publicized reunions and anniversaries, and record-breaking attendance at outdoor festivals, jazz e
Pioneering Asian-American Jazzman Recalls Musical Journey 亚裔美国爵士先驱音乐回忆录 HONOLULU, HAWAII Gabe Baltazar is one of the few Asian Americans to achieve worldwide acclaim as a jazz artist. The versatile musician played saxophone
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Willis Conover Brought Jazz, the Music of Freedom to the World By Dana Demange Broadcast: Sunday, September 25, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara
THIS IS AMERICA - Keeping New Orleans Jazz Alive By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Monday, May 23, 2005 (MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. Preservation Hall(Image: www.pr
THIS IS AMERICA - Birth of Jazz: How an American Musical Form Came Into the World By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, August 08, 2005 (MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special Engl
THIS IS AMERICA - Late 20th-Century Jazz: New Beats for a Changed World By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, August 15, 2005 (MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm F
By Doug Levine Washington 02 October 2007 The dictionary defines Indian summer as a happy or flourishing period occurring toward the end of something. It's also the title of a new album of solo piano pieces by jazzman Dave Brubeck. As VOA's Doug Levi
By Doug Levine Washington 27 June 2007 It's been more than 15 years since saxophonist Joshua Redman won first prize at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. That honor proved to be a worthwhile stepping stone, as he went on to record mo
By Erika Celeste Mississippi 30 August 2007 It has been two years since the greatest natural disaster in U.S. history swept ashore in the form of Hurricane Katrina. Lost lives, homes and businesses changed the American South and Gulf Coast forever. Y
By Doug Levine Washington 21 September 2007 One of the world's longest-running jazz festivals celebrates a milestone anniversary this month (9/21-9/23) with a lineup of jazz stars that's likely to draw a record-breaking attendance. VOA's Doug Levine
George Wein changed the way Americans experience their music. The pioneering jazz musician and music producer launched the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954. It was the first big outdoor music event of its kind and has spawned a host of other groun
By Doug Levine Washington 26 December 2007 Jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson died near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 23, of kidney failure. He was 82. Often compared to Erroll Garner and Art Tatum, Peterson modernized the jazz piano. His
Todd: So Tres, you are a drummer. Tres: Yes, I am indeed. And for all that negative baggage that comes with that term, yes I am a drummer. Todd: Wait wait, so you say that theres negative terms that go with being a drummer? Tres: Well sometimes when
By Doug Levine Washington 08 April 2006 It's been 22 years since the untimely death of singer Marvin Gaye, but there's no forgetting the man who sang such classics as
By Doug Levine Washington 18 December 2007 Jazz fans are well known for celebrating the old and the new, and 2007 was no exception. As VOA's Doug Levine reports, the year was filled with jazz tributes, including one to the man who introduced jazz to
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 December 2007 Music is said to be the universal language, and jazz, in particular, travels well from one culture to the next. A recent conference in Los Angeles looked at the ties forged by jazz between France and th
Todd: So Tres, you are a drummer. Tres: Yes, I am indeed. And for all that negative baggage that comes with that term, yes I am a drummer. Todd: Wait wait, so you say that theres negative terms that go with being a drummer? Tres: Well sometimes when