Jazz and blues are two American art forms that kids should learn about, just as they learn about European classical music or any other musical genre that has stood the test of time. A selection of new ...

There's a reason certain guitar riffs stop you cold the moment they hit. They don't just open songs - they carry whole worlds ...

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The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. T-Bone Walker. Jump blues was a style of music that developed in the 1940s and was an offshoot of the big bands of the day. It was ...

Lucy’s 51 is a classic Toluca Lake spot, one still haunted by the gently jiving spirits of high times and late nights long since past. This room on Riverside Drive has a formidable history: Its ...

I like jazz, but I don’t know much about it. Or perhaps I should say that I know what I like. Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith and Benny Goodman, yes, but my appreciation really kicks in with the ...

Jazz and blues music are truly American art forms, and Boston is a great place to hear both. To help us better understand the genres, Bradley Jay explores the difference between the two in Part 8 of ...