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A History of Jazzinactive

Publisher |: Arik Devens

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: History,; Jazz,; Music,; Society & Culture

Categories Via RSS |: Education,; History,; Music

Exploring jazz history, one record at a time.

People |: Arik Devens (@danieltiger)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: San Francisco, CA
Premiere Date |: 2017-01-09
Frequency |: Periodic
Explicit |: No

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12 Available Episodes (12 Total) / Average duration: 00:23:20

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

12 Available Episodes (12 Total)Average duration: 00:23:20

Nov 24, 2018

00:02:13

Show Notes

You can listen to songs from every episode on Spotify. You can follow along with the show on Twitter @jazzhistorypod.

My name is Arik Devens, and you can follow me on Twitter @danieltiger, or listen to my general interest podcast, Fun Fact.

Feb 09, 2018

00:22:26

Show Notes

You can listen to songs from every episode on Spotify.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes, Overcast, or wherever great podcasts are found.

You can follow along with the show on Twitter @jazzhistorypod. The website can be found at A History of Jazz. My name is Arik Devens and you can follow me on Twitter @danieltiger

Bibliography:

1919 - Wikipedia

Louisiana Five - Wikipedia

Lost Chords: White Musicians and their Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945 - Richard M. Sudhalter

The Rough Guide to Jazz 3 - Ian Carr, Brian Priestley, and Digby Fairweather

The Story of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band - H.O. Brunn

A History of Jazz in Britain 1919-50 - Jim Godbolt

Harry Pilcer - Wikipedia

Harry Yerkes - Wikipedia

iron-jazz-band.html">Scrap Iron Jazz Band

Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry - Tim Brooks

Dec 29, 2017

00:24:25

Show Notes

You can listen to songs from every episode on Spotify.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes, Overcast, or wherever great podcasts are found.

You can follow along with the show on Twitter @jazzhistorypod. The website can be found at A History of Jazz. My name is Arik Devens and you can follow me on Twitter @danieltiger

Links:

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Bibliography:

The Story of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band - H.O. Brunn

Oct 26, 2017

00:28:09

Show Notes

You can listen to songs from every episode on Spotify.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes, Overcast, or wherever great podcasts are found.

You can follow along with the show on Twitter @jazzhistorypod. The website can be found at A History of Jazz. My name is Arik Devens and you can follow me on Twitter @danieltiger

Bibliography:

Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry - Tim Brooks

Jul 03, 2017

00:31:02

Show Notes

You can listen to songs from every episode on Spotify.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes, Overcast, or wherever great podcasts are found.

You can follow along with the show on Twitter @jazzhistorypod. The website can be found at A History of Jazz. My name is Arik Devens and you can follow me on Twitter @danieltiger

Bibliography:

Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry - Tim Brooks

Jun 01, 2017

00:21:47

Show Notes

You can listen to songs from every episode on Spotify.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes, Overcast, or wherever great podcasts are found.

You can follow along with the show on Twitter @jazzhistorypod. The website can be found at A History of Jazz. My name is Arik Devens and you can follow me on Twitter @danieltiger

Bibliography:

A History of Jazz in Britain 1919-50 - Jim Godbolt

Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry - Tim Brooks

Mike Bernard

Earl Fuller

quartet.html">Savoy Quartet

May 15, 2017

00:25:23

Show Notes

You can listen to songs from every episode on Spotify.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes, Overcast, or wherever great podcasts are found.

You can follow along with the show on Twitter @jazzhistorypod. The website can be found at A History of Jazz. My name is Arik Devens and you can follow me on Twitter @danieltiger

Links:

Watch a performance of The Shimmy

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Bibliography:

The Story of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band - H.O. Brunn

May 01, 2017

00:24:55

Show Notes

You can listen to songs from every episode on Spotify.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes, Overcast, or wherever great podcasts are found.

You can follow along with the show on Twitter @jazzhistorypod. The website can be found at A History of Jazz. My name is Arik Devens and you can follow me on Twitter @danieltiger

Bibliography:

That's Got 'Em!: The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman - Mark Berresford

Apr 05, 2017

00:21:25

Show Notes

You can listen to songs from this episode on Spotify, either as an individual playlist, or as one ongoing playlist.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes, Overcast, or wherever great podcasts are found.

You can follow along with the show on Twitter @jazzhistorypod. The website can be found at A History of Jazz. My name is Arik Devens and you can follow me on Twitter @danieltiger

Bibliography:

The History of Jazz - Ted Gioia

The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to the 21st Century - Joachim-Ernst Berendt

Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development - Gunther Schuller

Red Hot Jazz - Ciro's Club

Jazz Age Club

1917 - Wikipedia

James P. Johnson - Wikipedia

Earl Fuller - Wikipedia

W.C. Handy - Wikipedia

Mar 13, 2017

00:30:50

Show Notes

You can listen to songs from this episode on Spotify, either as an individual playlist, or as one ongoing playlist.

You can subscribe to the show on iTunes, Overcast, or wherever great podcasts are found.

You can follow along with the show on Twitter @jazzhistorypod. The website can be found at A History of Jazz. My name is Arik Devens and you can follow me on Twitter @danieltiger

Bibliography:

The Story of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band - H.O. Brunn

The History of Jazz - Ted Gioia

The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to the 21st Century - Joachim-Ernst Berendt

Pioneers of Jazz: The Story of the Creole Band - Lawrence Gushee

Writing Jazz - David Meltzer

Jazz: A History of America’s Music - Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns

Why Jazz Happened - Marc Myers

Nov 24 | 00:02:13

Hiatus

Feb 09 | 00:22:26

1919: Will Marion Cook and Everybody Else