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About the show
Explore the rich, innovative, and constantly evolving history of jazz music. The History of Jazz Music Podcast traces the artists, recordings, clubs, cities, instruments, record labels, cultural movements, and musical breakthroughs that transformed jazz from its early roots into one of the most influential forms of music in the world.
Episodes journey through ragtime, blues, New Orleans jazz, swing, big bands, bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, free jazz, fusion, and the many styles that followed. The show explores legendary figures such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, and countless others, while also examining improvisation, rhythm, recording technology, nightlife, race, migration, radio, touring, and the changing business of jazz.
Whether you are a lifelong jazz listener or discovering the genre for the first time, the podcast tells the stories behind the musicians, songs, albums, venues, movements, and historical moments that shaped the music. The History of Jazz Music Podcast is hosted by Josh Linsk.