With the end of both World War I and the deadly flu pandemic that killed untold millions of people, the United States welcomed the new decade with open arms and a sense of optimism. The 1920s were ...

There was a 13-year window in the United States around the turn of the 20th century during which alcohol was made illegal. That time period, known as prohibition, lasted from 1920 to 1933. The era, of ...

Listed below are full-length feature films that meet one or more of these criteria: The story is about jazz or jazz musicians; The film features performances by famous (or fictional) jazz musicians; ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — About 100 years ago, people flocked to Kansas City to listen to a burgeoning new style of music called jazz. During the 1920s and 1930s, big band music gave way to bebop. The ...

The 1920s, famously dubbed the “Roaring Twenties,” were a crucible of sonic transformation that forever altered the map of popular music. At a time when the world was still reeling from war and social ...

Jazz spilled from smoky clubs, streets buzzed with new machines, and women and men pushed boundaries like never before. The 1920s were a decade of rebellion, excitement, and bold creativity; an era ...