Category Archives: Jazz History

Early Jazz, New Orleans, and the Will To Survive

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Richard Guzman

The Video/Audio below is an excerpt from the 4th show of my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name.  The episode is about Early Jazz, the importance of New … Continue reading →

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Basie, KC, and Swing

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Richard Guzman

The Video/Audio below is an excerpt from the 9th show of my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name.  The episode is about Swing, the style and era when … Continue reading →

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Duke Ellington: My People

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Richard Guzman

The Video/Audio below is an excerpt from the 8th show of my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name.  The episode is about Duke Ellington. The 16-part series played … Continue reading →

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