In the 1950s, when a more classically influenced style known as chamber jazz became popular at the start of the LP era, the MJQ began to attract attention. The group's esteem and status only grew in ...

He was just about the last living embodiment of dressed-up 1950s cool, expressing himself ... This was a balancing act performed by many jazz musicians of the era, of whom being sharp-dressed ...

You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact ...

Created in 1950 to continue the tradition of Major Glenn Miller's Army Air Forces dance band, the current band consists of 18 active duty Airmen musicians including one vocalist. Through the years, ...

But in the 1950's a new sound started coming out of ... You have people like Cal Tjader, and you have a whole host of other modern jazz musicians that congregated around Brubeck - it was almost ...

Coming out of the depths of Stalinist influence, the decade’s music featured state-backed songs – quite exotic from today’s perspective – carrying communist messages about work, as well as rebellious ...

In the 1950s, a more melodic style known as ... was a virtuosic performer and one of the most influential artists in jazz history. His was truly a Wonderful World. A big-band jazz trailblazer ...