When not shooting the series, she pursued a singing career, becoming a performer of jazz standards in Los Angeles-area clubs. Her work as a singer drew the attention of producer David Foster; their recordings drew the attention of Warner Brothers, who released an album of Olstead's unusually...
Ernie Andrews, one of the last Black male blues and pop crooners from the 1950s who was a frequent performer at Central Avenue clubs in Los Angeles and whose dry, romantic style was a favorite of jazz fans and musicians, died on February 24. He was 94....
it's one several Chicago jazz clubs eclipsed long ago.Get ready for Jazz Fest's silver anniversary in Grant Park next weekend by checking out the gold at clubs like Uptown's Green Mill, a one time speakeasy fast approaching the century mark, or Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase, a legendary ...
After two days in the French Quarter, I had had enough. The tourist trap may be fine for less-seasoned travelers, but I quickly discovered Frenchmen Street was where the locals partied, The corridor featured many fine clubs within the space of a few blocks, including Snug Harbor, the Apple...
In urban areas, such as Chicago and New York, African American jazz was played on the radio more often than in the suburbs. Big-band jazz, like that ofJames Reese EuropeandFletcher Hendersonin New York, attracted large radio audiences.[7] Youth[edit] Under the influence of jazz, youth ...
But unlike David, Mike's voice has tones that are more nasal and much gentler, the result of an upbringing in Queens, a borough of New York that's halfway to the suburbs of Long Island. Mike likes things simple, and leaves the angst and analysis to others. One senses that he likes ...
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In these clubs, I had seen people just sitting and listening to a small jazz group rather than dancing. This was a new concept out here in the early 1940s. Everything was about dancing here then. The image of people listening to the music stuck in my head. I thought the concept ...