Home » Search Center » Results: Atlanta
Results for "Atlanta"
In Circuses and Carnivals, Sideshows Brought Black Music To The Heartland
by Arthur R George
Black musicians in circus and carnival sideshow bands from the late 1800s well into the Twentieth Century brought ragtime and what would become jazz and rhythm and blues to white audiences deep into Midwest agricultural regions. Trumpeter Lester Bowie, later known for the avant-garde Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), ...
Results for pages tagged "Atlanta"...
Kenny Banks, Jr.
Pianist Kenny Banks Jr., a resident of Atlanta, GA has earned a reputation as one of the most dynamic jazz artists in the Southeast. Kenny was a finalist in the 2019 American Pianists Awards jazz competition and performed to great acclaim in solo and trio formats.
Kenny has traveled abroad performing and recording around the world with a wide variety of artists in the jazz, gospel, Afro-Cuban and hip-hop scenes. These artists include Kurt Elling, Keyon Harrold, Jazzmeia Horn, Theo Croker, Jeff Tain Watts, Russell Malone, Gerald Albright, Charlie Hunter, Jennifer Holliday, David Sanchez, Kim Burrell, Dottie Peoples, Phiife from “A Tribe Called Quest”, Eight Ball & MJG and Queen Latifah.
Results for pages tagged "Atlanta"...
Travis Hall
Born:
Travis Hall (b. January 23, 1994) is an Atlanta-based vocalist, composer, and Recording Academy Voting Member whose work exists at the intersection of jazz tradition, soul expression, and contemporary Black American Music. He holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Georgia State University, where his graduate studies included advanced jazz theory, harmonic analysis, and improvisation alongside classical and operatic training.
Hall’s compositional voice is grounded in extended harmony, modal interchange, altered dominants, and jazz-informed voice leading — elements that shape both his writing and performance approach. Though widely recognized as a Soul and R&B artist, his music reflects a deep engagement with jazz structure, ensemble interplay, and improvisational phrasing.
Meet Jack DeJohnette
by Craig Jolley
This article was first published on All About Jazz in March 2002. One of the most creative and propulsive musicians in the history of jazz, drummer/pianist/composer Jack DeJohnette has played with most leading-edge jazz musicians of the time, usually at their request. He invariably brings out another side and a freshness in whoever he ...
The Black Entrepreneurs of Early Jazz
by Karl Ackermann
Preamble: In 2020, I published A Map of Jazz: Crossroads of Music and Human Rights (WS Publishing), a book that looks at the culture of jazz on a timeline with cultures of the world. At more than 500 pages, the book is incomplete by necessity; there is no well-marked path, and the history is sometimes nebulous. ...
Results for pages tagged "Atlanta"...
Grayson Hauser
Born:
Grayson is an electric guitarist and singer who plays an expansive brand of high-energy music ranging from blues, hard rock, funk, to jazz and many points in between. . Grayson’s musical philosophy is fairly simple: no trends or hype, just honest, soulful music that anyone can connect to.
Grayson Hauser spent years in the San Francisco Bay Area as a working musician playing in a variety of bands and genres before he left California and moved to Athens, Georgia in 2018 in order to pursue his own creative vision. Since then he has formed his own trio releasing 4 albums as well as contributing to many other projects ranging from the psychadelic Peruvian garage rock of Deaf Condors to the Jazz-Pop stylings of Julia Nyunt.
About Broad St. Jazz
Instrument: Band / ensemble / orchestra
Results for pages tagged "Atlanta"...
Broad St. Jazz
Broad St. Jazz Bands has some of the best Atlanta area musicians which are passionate about the jazz music and the transformative power it can have on a community.
Broad St Jazz Bands mission is to entertain, enrich, unify, and connect our local community through Jazz music.
Mr. Tim Otis is the musical director of Broad St. Jazz Bands. Tim is a retired U.S. Marine Corps musician, USMC All Star Jazz band member, and National Director for Musician Recruiting.
The Vinyl Collector: Chris Brown
by B.D. Lenz
When I was a kid, I would listen to records all of the time. There just weren't that many other options when it came to consuming music back then. It's interesting that, now, through all of the iterations of distributing recorded music that have come since (cassettes, CDs, MP3s, and streaming), vinyl is finding a whole ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center JALC Jazz Congress 2025
by Katchie Cartwright
Jazz at Lincoln Center JALC Jazz Congress 2025 New York, NYJanuary 8-9, 2025 In Frederick P. Rose Hall, the gorgeous home of Jazz at Lincoln Center overlooking Columbus Circle in New York City, the JALC Jazz Congress brought artists and industry professionals together for two days of panels and ...
New Smooth Jazz Music By Bill Albright Out Now
Bill Albright, an artist with a smooth sounding voice, is making his dream come true. With four singles under his belt his latest release is Five O'Clock in the Evening with a smooth laid-back vibe, featuring a cool saxophone is one for ears. Bill Albright is from Baltimore and now lives in Atlanta where his music ...
