
J.A.Z.B.C. jazz band performs a concert as the concluding event of Jazz Appreciation Month and to help kick-off Communiversity. J.A.Z.B.C. is a jazz combo comprised of some of New Jersey’s most […]
J.A.Z.B.C. jazz band performs a concert as the concluding event of Jazz Appreciation Month and to help kick-off Communiversity. J.A.Z.B.C. is a jazz combo comprised of some of New Jersey’s most […]
In the 1950s, dozens of jazz musicians – Thelonius Monk, Hal Overton, Ronnie Free, and many more – jam night after night in a run down New York loft, unaware […]
Jazz at Princeton University presents a concert with Small Group A under the direction of Rudresh Mahanthappa. Compositions of the great masters of this truly American music will be performed […]
This acclaimed documentary by filmmaker Carol Bash traces the life of renowned jazz pianist, composer and arranger Mary Lou Williams who battled racial and gender barriers as she made her […]
For this 1956 film by Edward R. Murrow, the broadcaster followed Louis Armstrong around the world, filming him in Paris, Sweden, Switzerland, England, and Africa, before returning to New York […]
Kinohi Nishikawa of Princeton University’s English and African American Studies departments leads a discussion of Morrison’s award-winning novel. Set in 1920s Harlem, the book explores how the lives and loves […]
In this lecture/performance Gordon James and his quartet showcase big band and swing music from the 1920s through the 1960s including that of Paul Whiteman, Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, Benny […]
Musicians and recording artists Lewis Porter on piano, Kenny Davis on bass and Adam Niewood on saxophone, present a performance and discussion of jazz music. Part of Jazz Appreciation Month, […]
This eight-member ensemble is deeply rooted in the traditions of Afro-Cuban music and has spent years fusing that grand tradition with new sounds, including composed jazz, modern chamber composition, and […]