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Blind Jazz Sax Teacher Inspires Students to ‘Feel’ Their Instruments–Uses His ‘Disability’ as Teaching Tool

From a Tampa performing arts conservatory comes the story of a blind jazz saxophonist who uses his disability as a teaching tool. Like Obi-Wan...

The 10 Jazziest Quotes From Kerouac’s “On The Road” – Published 60 Years Ago Today

On this day 60 years ago, On the Road by Jack Kerouac was first published. Based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the...

Homeless Jazz Singer And Her Parrot Are Inseparable Songbirds

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWvZVrNfs60&w=560&h=315]   For a time, homelessness may have kept them from sharing the same nest, but these two songbirds have built a bond that’s totally unbreakable. In exchange...

Jazz Greats Converge on Hospital to Play Happy Birthday for 94-yo ‘Maestro’

In December, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trekked for four hours from Fayetteville, Arkansas to surprise the great trumpet player...

7-year-old In Bare Feet Owns Any Stage When She Sing Jazz (Video)

She was seven years old in March when she performed in her first audition on Norway´s got talent. Since then, Angelina Jordan has been asked...

Tribute to Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)

Jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck died Wednesday -- a day before his ninety-second birthday. He was best known for his 1959 album "Time...
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Dr. John Gets Hometown Hero’s Welcome at New Orleans Jazz Fest With Springsteen on Guitar

Hometown hero Dr. John helped close out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday by jumping on piano during Bruce...
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Free McCartney Concert on iTunes Tonight: New Renditions of Old Jazz Standards

Paul McCartney will perform selections from his new album Kisses on the Bottom in a live video streaming concert tonight, with downloads of the...
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US Tech Boom Fuels Surge in Jobs, Jazzier Perks

The tech sector is fueling a job boom that stands in stark contrast to the malaise of the general job market. Competition for cloud computing...
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Renewal in Kansas City Jazz Scene Encouraging

Much as prognosticators claim to see green shoots in the nation’s struggling economy, Kansas City’s jazz scene demonstrated encouraging signs of renewed vigor after...
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Congress Honors the Jazz Voice Behind the Iron Curtain

Today is "Willis Conover Day" by congressional proclamation honoring the legendary Voice of America  jazz program host who introduced America's musicians to...
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Annual Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans Emotional Homecoming

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival gets under way this weekend, the first since Hurricane Katrina, with more headliners and more emotion...

Good News in History, October 29

101 years ago today, Turkey (Turkiye) declared itself an independent republic, signaling the end of the Ottoman Empire and the election of Mustapha Kemal...

Good News in History, October 21

41 years ago today, the meter was standardized to its current form, providing grounds for all the subsequent increments such as millimeters, centimeters, and...

Good News in History, October 20

51 years ago, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by then-monarch Elizabeth II. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, it is widely regarded...

Good News in History, October 13

Happy 90th birthday to the incredible Nana Mouskouri. For those unfamiliar with this goddess of Euro songbirds, she released over 200 albums of songs...

Good News in History, October 6

113 years ago today, Beatrix de Rijk became the first female licensed Dutch aircraft pilot. This pioneering aviator was born in Surabaya, modern-day Indonesia...

Good News in History, September 10

Happy 85th birthday to Roy Ayers, sometimes called the "Godfather of Neosoul," who pioneered a variety of off-mainstream jazz and funk genres with his...

Good News in History, September 7

Happy 94th Birthday to Walter Sonny Rollins was born. Widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians, Rollins' seven-decade career...

Good News in History, September 5

A quarter millennium ago, the First Continental Congress was organized in Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, after the British Navy implemented a blockade of Boston Harbor...