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Blind Jazz Sax Teacher Inspires Students to ‘Feel’ Their Instruments–Uses His ‘Disability’ as Teaching Tool
From a Tampa performing arts conservatory comes the story of a blind jazz saxophonist who uses his disability as a teaching tool. Like Obi-Wan...
The 10 Jazziest Quotes From Kerouac’s “On The Road” – Published 60 Years Ago Today
On this day 60 years ago, On the Road by Jack Kerouac was first published. Based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the...
Homeless Jazz Singer And Her Parrot Are Inseparable Songbirds
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For a time, homelessness may have kept them from sharing the same nest, but these two songbirds have built a bond that’s totally unbreakable.
In exchange...
Jazz Greats Converge on Hospital to Play Happy Birthday for 94-yo ‘Maestro’
In December, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trekked for four hours from Fayetteville, Arkansas to surprise the great trumpet player...
7-year-old In Bare Feet Owns Any Stage When She Sing Jazz (Video)
She was seven years old in March when she performed in her first audition on Norway´s got talent.
Since then, Angelina Jordan has been asked...
Tribute to Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
Jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck died Wednesday -- a day before his ninety-second birthday. He was best known for his 1959 album "Time...
Dr. John Gets Hometown Hero’s Welcome at New Orleans Jazz Fest With Springsteen on Guitar
Hometown hero Dr. John helped close out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday by jumping on piano during Bruce...
Free McCartney Concert on iTunes Tonight: New Renditions of Old Jazz Standards
Paul McCartney will perform selections from his new album Kisses on the Bottom in a live video streaming concert tonight, with downloads of the...
US Tech Boom Fuels Surge in Jobs, Jazzier Perks
The tech sector is fueling a job boom that stands in stark contrast to the malaise of the general job market.
Competition for cloud computing...
Renewal in Kansas City Jazz Scene Encouraging
Much as prognosticators claim to see green shoots in the nation’s struggling economy, Kansas City’s jazz scene demonstrated encouraging signs of renewed vigor after...
Congress Honors the Jazz Voice Behind the Iron Curtain
Today is "Willis Conover Day" by congressional proclamation honoring the legendary Voice of America jazz program host who introduced America's musicians to...
Annual Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans Emotional Homecoming
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival gets under way this weekend, the first since Hurricane Katrina, with more headliners and more emotion...
Good News in History, April 22
300 years ago today, Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant was born in Prussia. This revolutionary thinker saw rationality as inseparable from morality, and Kant's formulation...
Good News in History, April 20
60 years ago today, Andy Serkis, a very special actor, was born. Lord of the Rings fans will tell you that Gollum is of...
A Teacher Promised His 1978 Class an Eclipse Party in 50 Years–And He Just Hosted It
The year was 1978: Prime Minister Aldo Moro had been kidnapped in Italy, the US Senatorial proceedings were broadcast on the radio for the...
Good News in History, April 10
99 years ago today, one of the great American novels, The Great Gatsby was published. F. Scott Fitzgerald's work was a commercial disappointment and strangely,...
Good News in History, April 7
93 years ago today, perhaps the greatest American whistleblower in history, Daniel Ellsberg was born. In March of last year, Ellsberg revealed to the...
Good News in History, April 3
Happy Birthday to Dame Jane Goodall who turns 90 years old today. The beloved British primatologist first observed chimpanzees creating tools in 1960 (and...
Good News in History, April 2
40 years ago today, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian ever launched into space when he rode aboard the Interkosmos Soyuz T-11 to the...
Good News in History, March 27
76 years ago today, a mere 11 days after being released from prison, jazz singer Billie Holiday played in front of a sold-out crowd...