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Tag: Bebop

3 Compelling Stories from They All Played Ragtime

The seldom-discussed stories of three ragtime pioneers

Published November 13, 2020
Categorized as Ragtime Project Tagged Axel Christensen, Bebop, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Eubie Blake, James P. Johnson, John Stark, Joseph Lamb, Ragtime, Ragtime Project, Rudi Blesh, Scott Joplin, They All Played Ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, Tom Turpin

Encountering Gunther: Charlie Parker’s Lament

Saxophone icon Charlie Parker’s career aspirations, had his life not been cut tragically short

Published January 26, 2020
Categorized as Encountering Gunther Tagged Bebop, Billy Eckstine, Charlie Parker, Encountering Gunther, Paul Desmond

Meet the Gellers

The story of jazz “power couple” Lorraine and Herb Geller

Published September 15, 2019
Categorized as American Music History Tagged Allan Chase, At the Piano, Bebop, Herb Geller, Lorraine Geller, Piano, Saxophone, West Coast Jazz
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