The Hartford Public Library kicked off their Baby Grand Jazz Series Sunday evening with a talented 17-year-old saxophonist ...

Explore the life and music of saxophonist Eddie Chamblee, best known for his work in jazz and R&B music. Chamblee worked with ...

Tin Pan Alley/American Songbook is as far removed from contemporary cinema as Mickey Mouse from Hannibal Lector. In the 1920s-50s, this rich source of songs and the big screen were Siamese twins. It’s ...

Perhaps the most enduring lesson of Prohibition is the law of unintended consequences. Instead of eradicating alcohol, ...

The chapter “Our Mainstream Jazz” describes how, by 1970, jazz gained a modernist, formalized sensibility after the influence ...

Gas stations were a new concept. Dating rules and expectations were changing. Speakeasies were a significant part of social ...

Discover the spirit of Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Learn about the vibrant atmosphere, live music, and bustling bars.

The 1920s were all about bold and vibrant colors. To emulate this in your home decor, paint walls in rich jewel tones such as ...

This Valentine’s day, the Candlelight Club is inviting guests to step back into the 1920s. Following on from two successful Christmas and New Years parties, the club is welcoming guests to “relive the ...

When Jacob Schwartzberg stepped on stage at The Phoenix jazz club wearing a well-cut suit and black yarmulke, his gleaming ...

The new technology of home movies was used to promote another new technology that was blowing up on the scene in Kansas City in the 1920s.

Some of Hitchcock and Disney's first films, major novels by Hemingway and Faulkner, iconic sound recordings, and more jewels ...