The Original Dixieland Jazz Band's first recording in Feb. 1917 is often cited as the first jazz record ever, but critic Kevin Whitehead says that the roots of jazz stretch a little further back. This ...

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p>This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jr. Jazz Band uses simple, familiar riffs to build entire arrangements and tunes—from originals like “Keep Off the Grass” to standards like “Dinah.” ...

You’ll notice classics like “Smoke on the Water,” “Iron Man,” and “Enter Sandman” missing. And don’t forget the sweet ones: “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” and “Sweet Emotion.” One could ...

There are a number of factors that might make a song immediately recognizable—a whisper, a cough, a G note… But nothing gets our little black hearts racing quite as rapidly as a guitar riff we know ...

JAZZ is metal. Well, of course it isnt, really. They dont sound alike on their outer layers. And their audiences dont overlap. From the evidence of hundreds of jazz shows Ive seen all over the country ...

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival may be the newest addition to an excellent list of Chicago music festivals, but in a neighborhood once famous for its jazz and blues, this event’s roots go back further ...