Guy Rathbun
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Recent Pieces from Guy Rathbun
The Schools of Jazz
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From: Guy Rathbun
Although it’s understood that Jazz was born in New Orleans, its siblings did not stay in the Crescent City. First, they migrated to Chicago. Then it was on to New York City. ...
Language of Jazz
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From: Guy Rathbun
An often times ignored facet of jazz is its hidden language … or “jazz speak”. The music wasn't just about the notes on the page but the language that accompanied it, ...
Splits
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From: Guy Rathbun
As jazz became popular in the 1920s, commercial orchestras began infusing elements of the new music into their arrangements. The change immediately created an argument ...
Individualistic
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From: Guy Rathbun
Trumpet artist Jack Purvis made his solo debut in 1929 to considerable acclaim. But, the potential of his lustrous career (albeit brief) never quite materialized. His ...
Windy City Decendants
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From: Guy Rathbun
Guitarist Eddie Condon is quoted as saying that there was so much music in Chicago’s South Side in the 1920s, “you could hold a musical instrument in the air and hear music ...
Hot Chamber Music
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From: Guy Rathbun
In 1917, New York became a hub of jazz activity. At the center of that universe sits Reisenweber’s Restaurant and nightclub at the intersection of Eight and 58th Street. ...
The Jazz Phools
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From: Guy Rathbun
When the aging jazz artist was hospitalized, his doctors thought they should get some background information on his life, and he told them that he had written more than `1000 ...
The Count
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From: Guy Rathbun
He was one of the all-time greats in early jazz. Bandleader, composer, pianist, who got his start in vaudeville. He became the first African American male recipient of a ...
Duke Steps Out
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From: Guy Rathbun
It seems that jazz developed an affinity for royalty in its earliest years. First the was the “King of the Zulu” and King and Queen of the Mardi Gras. In the late 1800s, ...
