By Karen Stokes Prepare yourself for an incredible weekend of jazz at The 5th Annual Fresh Coast Jazz Festival. The 3-day event, Aug 22, 23 and 24th promises a musical journey with the only multi-day jazz festival in Milwaukee showcasing some of the world’s best contemporary jazz artists. Artists including superstar Boney James, and 12-time […]
Lady Day’s 100th Birthday Marked by Release of New Book
By Elizabeth Stephens April 24, 2015 Billie Holiday Born Eleanora Fagan in Philadelphia on April 17, 1915, Billie Holiday, affectionately known to many as “Lady Day,” was undoubtedly one of the most highly-acclaimed female jazz vocalists of the Harlem Renaissance. Throughout her lifetime, she was honored with induction to the Rock […]
Madison Jazz Society Celebrates 30th Year
By Aubrey Koski March 6, 2015 The Madison Jazz Society (MJS) closes its year-long 30th anniversary celebration with a concert on March 29 presenting the Four Other Brothers from Illinois, at the Coliseum Bar in downtown Madison. Continuing their organizational efforts to keep jazz alive the MJS anniversary celebration features the musical […]
The Hunting of Billie Holiday
By Johann Hari January 23, 2015 Billie Holiday (AP Photo/HO) From his first day in office in 1930, Harry Anslinger had a problem, and everybody knew it. He had just been appointed head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics—a tiny agency, buried in the gray bowels of the Treasury Department in Washington, […]
“Your Way, Jose” – Neo Jazz Comes to Town
By Rob Franklin January 16, 2015 Jose Jazz has always been recognized as a leading genre of music. But with the emergence of other genres like hip hop and electronic dance music, jazz seems to have taken a backseat. Jose James is an artist that is working very hard to bring it back […]