"My idea for the concert," Whiteman wrote in his autobiography, "was to show these skeptical people the advance which had been made in popular music from the day of the discordant early jazz to the ...
Experience a fresh take on an American classic. Béla Fleck, “arguably the greatest living banjo player in the world” (NPR), marks the centennial of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with a dazzling new ...
George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924. "My idea for the concert," Whiteman wrote in his ...
You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. "My idea for the concert," Whiteman wrote in his autobiography, "was to show these skeptical people the advance ...