Whoever said that Los Angeles, California is not a hot bed for Jazz, and that the American west coast was the last place to host true-to-genre Jazz performers? While the idea of the American Jazz mecca seems to always default to New York City, we have to remember that so many other U.S. geographic regions produced and purported birthing—or at least being home to—some of the best jazz players in the history of the genre, and all of it’s bona fide sub-genres and styles.
When Jazz Meets Classical: Musicians Who Bridge Two Timeless Traditions
Although the borders between jazz and classical music might look well defined, some of the greatest jazz musicians in history have played so freely, so defensively, as to create inspired work that exists somewhere in between. Indeed, the rich history of jazz that’s...
