Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris, France In the roaring twenties, the world buzzed with jazz rhythms and a spirit of liberation. It was ...

PARIS, France — As visitors watch the 2024 Olympics in Paris, they will notice the eclectic and electrifying swinging sounds of brass horns, drums and pianos. Jazz is deeply rooted in Paris's modern ...

Paris has always embraced and celebrated jazz. Starting after World War I, jazz musicians flocked to Paris to play this new, unique sound unfamiliar to the French. Post-World War II, Paris welcomed a ...

Tucked away behind the Pantheon in the 5ème Arrondissement of Paris, there is a bar. This bar is small and unpretentious, wallpapered inside with yellowed posters in an anarchy of papier mâché. There ...

In his most natural setting—onstage alongside brother Nat Adderley—and accompanied by pianist George Duke, bassist Walter Booker and the trusty Roy McCurdy on drums, Cannonball Adderley pops and bops ...

Uncover the lasting influence of African Americans on Paris during the Jazz Age! Walk in the footsteps of Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes and other African American luminaries on an active and ...

Introduction / Jean-Max Guieu -- Josephine Baker in Le tumulte noir, Paul Colin's Jazz Age portfolio / LuLen Walker -- Les ballets suédois, 1919-1924 : métissages culturels / Jean-Franco̧is Thibault - ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Not even two paralyzed fingers could prevent Django Reinhardt, born 100 years ago in a caravan, from becoming one of the world's greatest guitarists. The founder of gypsy jazz, with ...