Ragtime enthusiasts and curious listeners alike can dive into the roots and evolution of early jazz during Ragtime Day NOLA, a three-day celebration at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. New Orleans has ...

Danny Coots and Adam Swanson became friends over a shared love of ragtime and early jazz music, that friendship coming decades after ragtime and early jazz were “new” styles of music. Coots was born ...

This week, as the three-day Ragtime Day NOLA event celebrates the history of ragtime and early jazz, we spotlight a group that has kept the historic art form alive: the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra.

From historic institutions to Frenchmen Street favorites, these venues offer some of the most memorable live music ...

Changing technology has everything to do with the way music is made and enjoyed. For a powerful reminder, look no further than the current Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” whose climax is the ...

Winner of four Tony Awards in 1998, Ragtime follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream. Based on E. L. Doctorow’s novel, and celebrated for its soaring musical score filled with ...

We hear a variety of American music from Bernstein’s West Side Story to ragtime piano and a young composer’s jazz-inspired saxophone performance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ragtime music is propulsive and infectious. It is sharp, direct and clear. It has sense, purpose and style. So does the Goodspeed ...