"Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 -- May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz ...
Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden (September 6, 1877 – November 4, 1931) was an African-American cornetist and is regarded by contemporaries as a key figure ...
Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901 at New Orleans, Louisiana to "William Armstrong", a laborer in a turpentine factory and "Mary Albert", a part-time ...
MASTERS OF AMERICAN MUSIC: The Story of Jazz With Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Tony Bennett, Lester Bowie, Dave Bruck u.v.a.m. Performances by ...