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Ragtime, the uniquely American syncopated musical style, captures the energy and romanticism of life during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From the mid-1890s to the mid-1910s, thousands of...

The Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra's fourth CD for Rivermont spotlights rare and delightful songs, rags, waltzes, and tangos from the Johnny Maddox collection of over 1,500 ragtime-era...

Will Perkins is not "just another" stride piano player. He can play with plenty of two-fisted energy and dazzling technique - yes - but he is also a pianist with heart. Without ever sacrificing...

This treasury of modern ragtime features 18 enchanting new piano rags performed by the composers. From the jaunty strains of "Sierra Nevada Rag" to the wistful lyricism of "Tiffany Lamp Rag," this...

Ragtime Wizardry: Vol. 2 / Various Ragtime Wizardry: Vol. 2 / Various CD

Ridenhour,Dalton Eccentricity: Ragtime Stride & Blues CD1. Palm Leaf Rag 2. Charleston Rag 3. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter 4. Maple Leaf Rag 5. Crying for the Carolines 6. PK...

In his brief life, cornetist Bix Beiderbecke cultivated a unique and personal "voice." His pioneering use of introspection and understatement, the boldness of his harmonic language, his tone itself,...

The Singapore Slingers, under the direction of Matt Tolentino, are one of the leading dance orchestras dedicated to music of the 1910s, '20s, and '30s. From their arrangements to their instruments to...

Whether they wanted that "hot" sound or the "sweet" numbers, Chicago dancers in the '20s demanded, "Give it to me Straight!" Charley held long engagements and led one of the city's top dance bands in...

Pianist Adam Swanson is a 3-time winner of the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Danny Coots is a Grammy-winning drummer. Together, they invite you to "Hum All Your Troubles Away"...

Adam Swanson is one of today's foremost pianists specializing in the lush piano styling's of the 1920s and 1930s. Jazz Nocturne offers a scintillating program of favorites and obscurities of the art...

As heard on NPR! The "Golden Age of Tin Pan Alley" in the 1920s and 1930s saw the creation of many of the tuneful, clever, and moving songs that make up the "Great American Songbook." But for every...