Dixieland
Dixieland jazz is a style that blends New Orleans jazz and classic jazz—also called "Chicago jazz"—of the 1920s. The music is generally thought of as a collective...
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Peggy Gilbert, a noted saxophonist who helped female jazz musicians gain acceptance over a decades-long career of leading all-women ensembles, has died. She was 102.A Los Angeles resident, she died...
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Harry Connick Jr. walked through the Bourbon Street jazz club where he performed as a child, saying repeatedly how amazed he is that so little has changed."It's exactly the same," the singer-pianis...
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Question 1 of 10:
Dirk is a musician as well as an actor
. He once set up a Dixieland jazz band and can play which instrument?a) Double bass (0)b) Trombone (1)c) Saxophone (0)d) Drums (0)Question ...
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A new tourism map of Monterey County can help you plan a literary pilgrimage to places associated with John Steinbeck, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and many other wri...
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Crowds roared enthusiastically for parade floats on Fat Tuesday as residents weary of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath joined with rowdy visitors to put the task of rebuilding New Orleans aside ...
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Thanksgiving isn't just at Grandma's house anymore. These days, there are lots of possibilities, and a little surfing on the Web will help you pick one that suits your fancy.
For example, ...
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I blew my previous shot at stardom.It was 1986. A film crew came by my college looking for extras for a movie they were shooting at a nearby lake resort in Pembroke, Va. _ a little film called "Dir...
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Thanksgiving is always one of the busiest travel times of the year. But not everybody is heading home to mom. Some folks go skiing, some head to Orlando or Vegas, others cram the streets of New Yor...
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Dixieland
Peggy Gilbert, saxophonist who led women jazz groups, dies at 102
