In the 1920s and 30s, jazz was taking off in the United States and much of Europe, including Germany. Classical composers even began to meld jazz styles into their music. (SOUNDBITE OF WOLFGANG ...
If you’re skipping Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast and looking for some alternative entertainment, you won’t find anything more different than Meow Meow. La Jolla Music Society is presenting ...
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Max Raabe of the Palast Orchester, which keeps pre-World War II German jazz alive for modern audiences. In the 1920s and 30s, jazz was taking off in the United States and ...