With his often-comical vocal delivery and Harlem hep-cat persona, Thomas “Fats” Waller is among the……...
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The editors of JAZZIZ have the good fortune of being able to listen to new…
Welcome to JAZZIZ Essentials, a video series where we explore the artists, songs and events…
A luminous presence on Hawaii’s jazz scene for more than four decades, Honolulu-based vocalist Maggie…
On this day (May 21) in 1904, the toweringly influential stride pianist Fats Waller was…
Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints released their new album, Western Soul, on March 9.…
W.C. Handy, often referred to as the Father of the Blues, first published “St. Louis…
“Ain’t Misbehavin’” was composed in 1929 by Fats Waller and Harry Brooks, with lyrics by…
Despite it being one of his best known compositions, Fats Waller was not particularly impressed…
New Orleans pianist Allen Toussaint’s final album, American Tunes, will be released posthumously by Nonesuch…