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Courtesy of: WOLBBaltimore.com Photo: Getty Images President Barack Obama has proven time and time again that he’s got soul, but this week, he opened his mouth one more time to salute his hometown of Chicago at the White House Jazz concert filled all kinds of blues, jazz & musical standards fit for our nation’s leader. […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Hamlet Avenue at Bridges Street, Hamlet, NC When: September 23, 1926 What: The iconic jazz saxophonist and composer is known as one of the greatest influences on the birth and development of jazz, receiving many posthumous awards and recognitions, including canonization by the African Orthodox Church as […]
jive (origin unknown) – 1. the jargon of jazz musicians or enthusiasts. 2. deceptive, nonsensical or glib talk. 3. to play or dance to jive music.
