Before bebop and the cool jazz era, swing dancing was the heartbeat of American nightlife. In the 1930s and ’40s, big bands ...

Jazz arrived in St. Louis more than a century ago, with the Mississippi River acting as a cultural highway for Black music and dance migrating from the deep South. With St. Louis an established hotbed ...

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A whole lot of soul is the goal every time Giordano Dance Chicago commands the stage. The award-winning, Chicago-based jazz dance company even has its own technique: the Giordano Technique, which is ...

Jazz Music and its Choreographies of Listening -- "Its Bite and Its Feeling" : The Quadroon Ball and Jazz's New Orleans Plaçage Complex -- "Lindy Hopper's Delight" : The Chick Webb Orchestra and the ...

On a recent Tuesday afternoon, UNC Charlotte Associate Professor of Dance Karen Hubbard stood in the middle of the action while students warmed up. There were no pirouettes or pliés here. This was ...

A classic British drama, a site-specific dance event, a beloved choral work and the return of a storied jazz festival make our short list of Southern California cultural offerings this weekend. Before ...

Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 1437/3437/5437 (1)–Jazz Combo Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 3642 (3)–History of Jazz Studies the ...