Historians tell us that many major turning points in history can be traced to a decisive victory in a single military battle; for example, Vice Adm. Horatio Nelson’s victory in the Battle of Trafalgar ...

Tune in for the 894th show, a jazz-filled hour celebrating the legendary artists featured in Kosher Jammer, the latest book by London-based jazz journalist Mike Garber. This deep dive explores how the ...

Ninety years ago this month, the jazz master flouted a shameful taboo by publicly unveiling his racially integrated trio, ...

Legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman has more than eighty albums to his name. Unlike many Goodman records, Ken Burns' JAZZ Series: Benny Goodman... [MUSIC] A.B. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the ...

April is Jazz Appreciation Month and we're honor the long tradition of it here in Kansas City. Clint Ashlock and Charles ...

Bandleader Benny Goodman was born 100 years ago Saturday. Raised in Chicago, Goodman rose from poverty to become a virtuoso clarinetist and the poster boy for the Swing Era. Along the way, Goodman's ...

He was a nice Jewish boy from Chicago, the son of a tailor from Warsaw, and he played the clarinet. The experienced jazz musicians aboard the excursion boat were skeptical of the slight, bespectacled ...

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Goodman's birthday today! Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the eighth child of immigrants David Goodman and Dora ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. April is Jazz Appreciation Month and we're honor the long tradition of it here in Kansas City. Clint Ashlock and Charles Williams ...