Buck Evans: ragtime wonder of the north Aug 15, 2008
But Evans was always drawn to the old music, basically Dixieland and ragtime, by players such as Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson and Eubie Blake. After leaving home and drifting around some, Evans ended up in New Orleans where he honed his skills as a Dixieland musician. (Juneau Empire)
Stars align in Dowagiac for unforgettable show Nov 6, 2007
Jewell narrated a slideshow, "A Short Version of a Long Life" about his remarkable eight-decade career which began at 16 in 1929 with stride pianist Albert Ammons and continued in the 1930s and '40s with Carroll Dickerson, Jimmy Noone, Walter Barnes, Roy Eldridge, Fletcher Henderson, Benny Carter, Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway and James P. Johnson. Jackson replaced Ben Webster in Henderson's and Eldridge's bands and won attention for big band composing and arranging for Benny Goodman,... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Review: The House That George Built Jul 21, 2007
" Gershwin is the president of the fraternity, the all-American golden boy, hyperactive, booming with self-confidence, who went up to Harlem to learn from James P. Johnson and Willie (the Lion) Smith and whose ascent was swift ("no songwriter ever wasted less time reaching his prime") and who, when he reached the top, was openhearted and went out of his way to praise and encourage his brethren. Sheed gives a nod to the beautiful myth of a music made by Jews who'd been to Harlem, Jews with the... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Royal Theatre presents Mimi Blais in ragtime piano concert May 22, 2007
The stride piano appeared in the twenties in the New York area known as the Harlem-Stride names like James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Willie the Lion Smith are the most well known in this style. . (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Jazzing up the arts Apr 19, 2007
Musicians who will be immortalized on the band room's walls also include Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, James P. Johnson, Eubie Blake, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and Erroll Garner. Part study of scale, part school beautification, Lagattuta's mural projects have been ongoing for three years. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
