Jazz arrived in St. Louis more than a century ago, with the Mississippi River acting as a cultural highway for Black music and dance migrating from the deep South. With St. Louis an established hotbed ...
A whole lot of soul is the goal every time Giordano Dance Chicago commands the stage. The award-winning, Chicago-based jazz dance company even has its own technique: the Giordano Technique, which is ...
Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections. By Giovanni ...
Join host and choreographer Frank Soares for a 20-minute jazz dance workout, joined by Lilian Gonzalez and Suzie Elias. Get ready to channel your inner Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, or Avril Lavigne with ...
Jazz Music and its Choreographies of Listening -- "Its Bite and Its Feeling" : The Quadroon Ball and Jazz's New Orleans Plaçage Complex -- "Lindy Hopper's Delight" : The Chick Webb Orchestra and the ...
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, UNC Charlotte Associate Professor of Dance Karen Hubbard stood in the middle of the action while students warmed up. There were no pirouettes or pliés here. This was ...
Below are the best jazz events happening throughout Miami in the first months of 2026, from prestige-heavy festivals to ...