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WBGO’s Lee Mergner talks with author Stephanie Stein Crease about ‘Rhythm Man’—her biography of drummer and bandleader Chick Webb.

WBGO’s Gary Walker talks with Catherine Russell and Paul Kahn about the unheralded legacy of pianist and bandleader Luis Russell.

Newly found airshots have solos from such as Louis Armstrong, Red Allen and J.C. Higginbotham and show what a good stride pianist Russell was

Photo Credit: William Claxton On Dec. 19, The Wall Street Journal published an interview with Bob Dylan following the release of The Philosophy of the

Photo Credit: William Claxton On Dec. 19, The Wall Street Journal published an interview with Bob Dylan following the release of The Philosophy of the

African American Music Appreciation Month celebrates the contributions and influence of Black Americans in music.

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Sidney Bechet's best songs are the work of one of the seminal early jazz soloists, brilliant on both soprano saxophone and clarinet, with a wide vibrato.

Legendary New Yorker critic Whitney Balliett captured the magic of the music.

Charlie Watts celebrated his 80th birthday this week. In his teens he was an aspiring jazz drummer, obsessed with big band drummers like Sid Catlett, Dave…