"You have to develop your language somewhere. For me, that happens when I’m composing. Putting something on paper means ‘I…
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"You have to develop your language somewhere. For me, that happens when I’m composing. Putting something on paper means ‘I…
Delfeayo Marsalis’s Minions Dominion, with its subtly swinging ballads, intertwining lines and fleet bop melodies performed by the late Elvin…
Ron Carter Knows What Makes Jazz Work
Who better to delineate the delicate dance between composition and improvisation than a veteran of approximately 2,000 recording sessions?
“They…
It's been eight years between Madeline Peyroux's first and second albums, but the time hasn't slowed her momentum. She…

Remarks by
John Edward Hasse
Curator of American Music
National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution
Lionel Hampton Donation Ceremony
Tuesday, January 30, 2001
In recognition of the importance of jazz in American history and culture, the Smithsonian Institution… more