Category: Jazz History
100 Years of Miles: The Unbroken Line from Miles Davis to the JAZZ ROOM Stage
JAZZ ROOM’s Miles Davis Centennial Celebration on April 17–18 something more than a tribute concert. It’s the living continuation of a musical lineage that runs directly from Miles Davis through Wallace Roney Sr. to the young man who will be on our stage.
Sherrie Maricle: A Powerhouse Drummer and Champion for Women in Jazz
This Women’s History Month, we are honored to recognize a true champion of Women in Jazz, award-winning drummer and band leader, Sherrie Maricle. The leader of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra (DIVA) and Five Play, Sherrie Maricle, is not only recognized as an internationally renowned jazz musician but also as a powerful advocate for women in a field that has historically been male dominated.
New Orleans music is, and is not, jazz – an Interview with Clarinetist Evan Christopher
“I might be one of the only people that disagrees that jazz was created in New Orleans,” says Evan Christopher recently, as he prepares to share his Grammy-winning New Orleans jazz style at the JAZZ ROOM this month.