List of jazz institutions — Jazz Institutions and Organizations = Although jazz music is sometimes hard to find in American public media, the art form is alive and well in colleges, universities and in established institutions world wide, as evinced by the following… … Wikipedia
List of jazz institutions and organizations — Although jazz music is sometimes hard to find in American public media, the art form is alive and well in colleges, universities and in established institutions world wide, as evinced by the following abbreviated list. This list was compiled by… … Wikipedia
Jazz — For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). Jazz Stylistic origins: Blues • Folk • March • Ragtime … Wikipedia
Jazz (word) — That Funny Jas Band From Dixieland , 1916 sheet music cover. Alternative spellings such as jass , jas and even jasz were seen until 1918. The origin of the word jazz is one of the most sought after word origins in modern American English. The… … Wikipedia
List of jazz clubs — jazzboxThis is a list of notable venues where jazz music is played. It includes clubs, dancehalls and historic venues as well. It can or may never satisfy any objective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions of , existing articles are … Wikipedia
Leigh Kamman — (born September 2, 1922, first name pronounced lay ) is a longtime radio host who has focused bringing jazz music to the airwaves for his career, which spans more than six decades. Kamman began his career in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, but … Wikipedia
Quad Cities — This article is about the five cities known collectively as the Quad Cities . For other uses, see Quad Cities (disambiguation). Davenport Moline Rock Island, IA IL Common name: Quad Cities … Wikipedia
Chris Michalek — (July 23, 1971 – December 16, 2010) was an American harmonica player. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was an accomplished modern diatonic harmonica player in many styles including Jazz, Funk, Blues and World Music. Michalek was also the… … Wikipedia
Music of Minnesota — The music of Minnesota began with the native rhythms and songs of native Americans, the first inhabitants of the lands which later became the U.S. state of Minnesota. Their relatives, the half breed Métis fur trading voyageurs, introduced the… … Wikipedia
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