http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org From Fairmont Street to U Street, from the Howard Theater to the Crystal Caverns, take a tour through Washington, DC's jazz history with Billy Taylor and Frank Wess, who lead listeners through their hometown in this 6-part audio series created for middle and high school audiences. Feeder 1.5.8(724) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en © 2007 ARTSEDGE, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts dbx@artsedge.kennedy-center.org (ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network) dbx@artsedge.kennedy-center.org (ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network) Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500 Sun, 05 Feb 2006 19:00:00 -0500 http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/podcasts/images/podcastCover_JazzDC.jpg http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org From Fairmont Street to U Street, from the Howard Theater to the Crystal Caverns, take a tour through Washington, DC's jazz history with Billy Taylor and Frank Wess, who lead listeners through their hometown in this 6-part audio series created for middle and high school audiences. ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center’s Arts Education Network clean ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network dbx@artsedge.kennedy-center.org no http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/podcasts/JazzDC.xml http://kennedyctr.vo.llnwd.net/o41/artsedge/audiostories/jazzDC/jazzDC_Beginning_LesterYoung.mp3 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:25 -0500 jazz-in-dc-beginnings ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network Many of the great jazz musicians from Washington attended the city's Dunbar High School‚ one of three high schools for black students in Washington. Billy Taylor and Frank Wess share memories of Dunbar High School, long-gone DC clubs... and jazz legends Jelly Roll Morton and Lester Young. clean Jazz, Jazz in DC, Jazz in Washington, jazz history, billy taylor, frank wess, dr. taylor, jazz podcasts, early jazz, U street history, dunbar high school, segregated DC, jazz musicians, artsedge, jazz education, jazz music 8:01 http://kennedyctr.vo.llnwd.net/o41/artsedge/audiostories/jazzDC/jazzDC_FatsWaller.mp3 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:44:09 -0500 jazz-in-dc-incubating-jazz ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network Dr. Billy Taylor and Frank Wess share memories of growing up in music clubs around the region and reflect on the role DC had in the development of jazz. DC jazz legends Billy Taylor and Frank Wess reflect on DC as a jazz incubator-- and Dr. Taylor talks about the first time he saw his idol Fats Waller coming out of the Lincoln Colonnade. clean Jazz, Jazz in DC, Jazz in Washington, jazz history, billy taylor, frank wess, dr. taylor, jazz podcasts, early jazz, Kennedy Center, ARTSEDGE, U street, U street history, dunbar high school, segregated DC, jazz musicians, artsedge, jazz education, jazz music, k12 education, k-12 jazz, middle school jazz, high school jazz 6:30 http://kennedyctr.vo.llnwd.net/o41/artsedge/audiostories/jazzDC/jazzDC_HenryGrant.mp3 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:48:40 -0500 jazz-in-dc-jazz-teachers-jazz-masters ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network Billy Taylor and Frank Wess remember influential DC high school music teacher Henry Grant. Henry Grant was a music teacher who taught in Washington DC's black public high schools. Among his students count luminaries of Jazz history, including Duke Ellington‚ Billy Taylor and Frank Wess, who remember him here. clean Jazz, Jazz in DC, Jazz in Washington, jazz history, billy taylor, frank wess, dr. taylor, jazz podcasts, early jazz, U street, U street history, dunbar high school, henry grant, segregated DC, jazz musicians, artsedge, jazz education, jazz music 6:50 http://kennedyctr.vo.llnwd.net/o41/artsedge/audiostories/jazzDC/jazzDC_Segregated_DC.mp3 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:54:48 -0500 jazz-in-dc-life-in-segregated-washington-dc ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network Jazz legends Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about the upsides and down-sides of being African-American in the segregated Washington, DC of their childhood. Jazz legends Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about the upsides and down-sides of being African-American in the segregated Washington, DC of their childhood. Segregated theatres and restaurants, racist neighbors, and predujiced law-enforcement made life in Shaw difficult. Despite this, African American-owned establishments in DC afforded a respite from some of these hardships‚Äî one of these havens being the prestigious Dunbar High School. clean Jazz, Jazz in DC, Jazz in Washington, jazz history, billy taylor, frank wess, dr. taylor, jazz podcasts, early jazz, Kennedy Center, ARTSEDGE, U street, U street history, dunbar high school, henry grant, segregated DC, jazz musicians, artsedge, jazz education, jazz music, k12 education, k-12 jazz, middle school jazz, high school jazz 7:36 http://kennedyctr.vo.llnwd.net/o41/artsedge/audiostories/jazzDC/jazzDC_Mary_Reese_Europe.mp3 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:57:28 -0500 jazz-in-dc-bringing-jazz-to-europe ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network Jazz legends Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about their teacher Mary Reese Europe, the sister of James Reese Europe, who brought jazz to France in WWI. Teacher Mary Reese Europe was the sister of James Reese Europe, who brought jazz to France in WWI. In this episode, jazz legends Billy Taylor and Frank Wess expound upon the influence of the two siblings, and Mary Reese Europe's teachings about singer Roland Hayes in prejudiced Germany prove an inspiration to her students. clean Jazz, Jazz in DC, Europe, France, Mary Reese, Jazz in Washington, jazz history, billy taylor, frank wess, dr. taylor, jazz podcasts, early jazz, U street history, dunbar high school, henry grant, segregated DC, jazz musicians, artsedge, jazz education, jazz music 5:36 http://kennedyctr.vo.llnwd.net/o41/artsedge/audiostories/jazzDC/jazzDC_Neighborhood.mp3 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:59:45 -0500 jazz-in-dc-neighborhoods ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network In this episode, Dr. Billy Taylor and Frank Wess discuss the great musicians who frequented DC venues such as the Howard Theatre and the Crystal Caverns. The Crystal Caverns, the Howard Theatre, and other venues in Washington, DC allowed the teenage Wess and Taylor opportunities to see their idols in concert. In this episode, they discuss the great musicians who frequented these monuments of jazz history. clean Jazz, Jazz in DC, Europe, France, Mary Reese, Jazz in Washington, jazz history, billy taylor, frank wess, dr. taylor, jazz podcasts, early jazz, Kennedy Center, ARTSEDGE, U street, U street history, dunbar high school, henry grant, segregated DC, jazz musicians, artsedge, jazz education, jazz music, k12 education, k-12 jazz, middle school jazz, high school jazz 5:36 http://kennedyctr.vo.llnwd.net/o41/artsedge/audiostories/jazzDC/jazzDC_Unsung.mp3 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:03:51 -0500 jazz-in-dc-unsung-heroes ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network In the final episode the series, Taylor and Wess talk about the relative anonymity of some Jazz's greatest talent. Washington, DC saw an influx and outflux of some of Jazz's greatest talent. In the final episode the series, Taylor and Wess talk about the relative anonymity of some originators, including Billy Eckstine and others who enjoyed only a short-lived celebrity. clean Jazz, Jazz in DC, Europe, France, Mary Reese, Jazz in Washington, jazz history, billy taylor, frank wess, dr. taylor, jazz podcasts, early jazz, Kennedy Center, ARTSEDGE, U street, U street history, dunbar high school, henry grant, segregated DC, jazz musicians, artsedge, jazz education, jazz music, k12 education, k-12 jazz, middle school jazz, high school jazz 7:36