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Takin’ It All In Stride: The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me: Chapter #7: Carolina Shout by James P. Johnson

Let me begin with a short personal note. Just yesterday I completed a post about the movie musical Singin’ in the Rain. In that post, I made reference to the… Read More »Takin’ It All In Stride: The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me: Chapter #7: Carolina Shout by James P. Johnson

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Rags to….Well, Rags: The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me…Song #2/25: The Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin

by Tom MacInnes
March 27, 2024March 27, 2024
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#Music, J is for Jazz

Thank you everyone who read last week’s introductory post in this series on Jazz and took the time to offer tidbits of wisdom and words of encouragement. Your support and… Read More »Rags to….Well, Rags: The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me…Song #2/25: The Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin