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Winifred Atwell - 'The Amazing Miss A' - was one of the most popular ragtime musicians and best-selling artists of her time.
In the 1950s, she had two UK No. 1 singles and 11 Top 10 hits, and spent...
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With the news of the passing of Don Burrows, Australia has lost a giant and pioneer of modern Australian jazz.
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The NFSA mourns the loss of Australian jazz legend Graeme Bell, who passed away today in Sydney at the age of 97.
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Jazz drummer Barry Woods has passed away in Sydney. Carla Teixeira looks at his life and legacy.
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This is Passing the Bach, the opening track on the Don Burrows Quartet’s seminal jazz album ‘Just the Beginning’ (1971).
Summary by Brenda Gifford
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The Winifred Atwell Show was a British radio series. It starred pianist Winifred Atwell with guest performers. The show was sponsored by Currys, a UK chain of stores retailing electrical goods.
By...
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This excerpt from Swanston St Shamble is among the first jazz recording of Graeme Bell’s Dixieland Band, from a session in January 1944.
Summary by Ian Gilmour
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Life Without Love is one of a number of key recordings by pioneering Australian jazz and swing musician Frank Coughlan and his Trocadero Orchestra. The song is a foxtrot, one of the new vogue-style...
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This excerpt from Two Day Jag is among the first jazz recording of Graeme Bell’s Dixieland Band, from a session in January 1944.
Summary by Ian Gilmour
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This is an excerpt from 'Two Day Jag’, one of the first jazz recordings of Graeme Bell’s Dixieland Band, from a session in January 1944.
