This was the first effort of British director Richard Lester (credited here as "Dick Lester") and it's an enjoyable-enough museum piece that tries to cash in on the fleeting popularity of Dixieland ...

Chamber music is an art form whose devotees take it with sometimes painful seriousness. Ordinary folk almost feel that they should take off their shoes before they go in to listen. National ...

That U.S.-hip-sounding line, strangely enough, is as British as “jolly good,” or “raw-ther.” It describes a musical fad that has washed over Britain. “Trad” is traditional jazz, the 1920s variety now ...

LEWISTOWN — Thomas Inman didn’t invent the Charleston Dance, but he certainly knew the steps that popularized it. Known as the “King of Dances” in the 20th century, it had a huge influence on American ...

Colorado jazz took root in Denver’s storied Five Points neighborhood in the 1930s, where legends like Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Count Basie lit up the smoky clubs along Welton Street for ...

Maria Dominguez points to dance partner Rod Gaulman, both of the Sacramento region, while the two move to the sounds of Robin Duhe and his band during the inaugural Elk Grove Fall Jazz Festival on ...

I never heard of this movie until seeing it tonight on Turner Classic Movies. Who would have thought that Trad meant Dixieland Jazz in Britain? This movie is full of excellent jazz performances but ...

The Lutheran Church of Arcata invites the community to an uplifting “Dixieland Jazz Service” this Sunday for Mother’s Day. The annual jazz service features the music of a seven-piece traditional ...

With hundreds of performances out at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, it's hard to know where to start. So Gambit has some suggestion for bands and musicians to see on Friday at the fest.

The Paumanok Stompers Traditional Jazz Band is a collective jazz band founded and run by trumpeter, vocalist and band leader Marc Johnson of Brightwaters, NY. They are composed entirely of Long Island ...

Celebrate the carnival season at LaBelle Winery Derry’s four-course Mardi Gras Wine Dinner on March 1, 2025! Experience a New Orleans-inspired four-course dinner with LaBelle wine or cocktail pairings ...