Free Activity: Honoring James P. Johnson for Black History Month
February 1, 2021|
Alfred Music Official
In celebration of Black History Month we offer this free activity on pianist, composer, and bandleader James P. Johnson. Known as the “father of stride piano,” Johnson made the first jazz solo recording in 1921. Find out more about this musician who was an important link between ragtime and jazz.
Meet the Great Jazz Legends
This lesson is taken from Meet the Great Jazz Legends by Dr. Ronald C. McCurdy , a collection of reproducible lessons on pioneering jazz musicians. Dr. McCurdy's illuminating stories about the lives, times, and music of these great jazz musicians span the entire 20th century, from early New Orleans Jazz through the Golden Age of Swing plus the avant-garde and jazz fusion eras.