King Oliver News

GREAT British trombonist Chris Barber is set to return to The Playhouse, Weston, to stage an unforgettable evening of jazz and blues.

Source: Something I Dreamed Last Night 13 Creole Love Call .mp3 This music spans about eighty years and change.

American musician byname Satchmo Main born August 4, 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. died July 6, 1971, New York, New York Armstrong grew up in dire poverty in New Orleans, Louisiana, when jazz was very ...

The finale of this season's "Live From Blue Lake" radio concert series is June 19th at 10 p.m. with Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings playing the arrangements and transcriptions by pianist James DaPogny of music from ...

Ever since the early days of jazz, when a young Louis Armstrong was playing with King Oliver, the best way to learn the music has been through working with older, experienced musicians.

It is time for a classic. When you hear these guys, you will see that they could step right out of the 1920s and into the Economy Hall or Preservation Hall of today.

David Remnick of The New Yorker has compiled a list of 100 Essential Jazz Albums.

“King Oliver is sort of a paradox”

Blind in one eye and missing most of his teeth, the man selling fruits and vegetables from a corner produce stand was just another anonymous, black street vendor struggling to earn rent during the Depression. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer