Jazz bassist, composer and educator Marion Hayden is the 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist
A cornerstone in the Metro Detroit jazz community, musician and educator Marion Hayden is the recipient of the 2025 Kresge ...
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The Man Who Invented Jazz
From its mythological roots to its cultural impact, this video unpacks the origins of jazz and the legacy of its pioneers. TikTok Is Officially Banned in the US Ben Stiller Recalls Seeing Open ...
'Better than Juilliard': How Rodney Whitaker built MSU's jazz studies into acclaimed program
MSU jazz studies director Rodney Whitaker was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in September.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Guitar
Django Reinhardt, a Romani guitarist, invented perhaps Europe’s ... which all makes for the greatest music. I suspect that most jazz guitarists begin playing music that isn’t strictly jazz.
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Life, Death, and All That Jazz
One nice spring day in May 2024, trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire and his band—a distinctive lineup of pianist Sam ...
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'Better than Juilliard': How Rodney Whitaker built MSU's jazz studies into major program
“Rodney created a great jazz program by bringing ... jazz as a part of the Black experience in America. “We teach jazz music from the Black perspective," he said. "And that doesn’t happen ...