the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

Series produced by Guy Rathbun

Caption: Joe "King" Oliver
Joe "King" Oliver 

A weekly program of Music and Stories for "The Jazz Age."

Across the spectrum of pop and jazz from the late teens to the early 1930s, this weekly series from the Club McKenzie invites you the share in the talents and tales of the musicians and performers that created an unforgettable era.


644 Pieces

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Schools Too
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Andy Kirk
On the previous program, the time was spent with the three primary “schools” of jazz: New Orleans, Chicago and New York. It’ now time to spend with...

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Schools of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jelly Roll Morton
Although it’s understood that Jazz was born in New Orleans, its siblings did not stay in the Crescent City. First, they migrated to Chicago. Then i...

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Language of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Spirits of Rhythm
An often times ignored facet of jazz is its hidden language … or “jazz speak”. The music wasn't just about the notes on the page but the language ...

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Splits
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Duke Ellington
As jazz became popular in the 1920s, commercial orchestras began infusing elements of the new music into their arrangements. The change immediately...

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Individualistic
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jack Purvis
Trumpet artist Jack Purvis made his solo debut in 1929 to considerable acclaim. But, the potential of his lustrous career (albeit brief) never quit...

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Windy City Decendants
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: '20s Chicago
Guitarist Eddie Condon is quoted as saying that there was so much music in Chicago’s South Side in the 1920s, “you could hold a musical instrument ...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:56
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Hot Chamber Music
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Miff Mole
In 1917, New York became a hub of jazz activity. At the center of that universe sits Reisenweber’s Restaurant and nightclub at the intersection of ...

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
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The Jazz Phools
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Perry Bradford
When the aging jazz artist was hospitalized, his doctors thought they should get some background information on his life, and he told them that he ...

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Count
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Count Basie
He was one of the all-time greats in early jazz. Bandleader, composer, pianist, who got his start in vaudeville. He became the first African Americ...

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Duke Steps Out
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Duke Ellington
It seems that jazz developed an affinity for royalty in its earliest years. First the was the “King of the Zulu” and King and Queen of the Mardi Gr...

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  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Organ Maestro
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller
He was the first jazz organist. In many ways, it’s his alter ego. He wanted his legacy to be tied to his serious side. But, he was also the embodim...

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  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
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The Saxophone Breakthrough
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Don Redman
At first it was thought of as an interesting musical toy. Not really suited to jazz or classical music. During the earliest decades in the formatio...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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1929
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Carlton Coon & Joe Sanders
1929: For the first ten months of the year, everything seemed to be riding high. It was a great year. That is until that fateful day in October, “T...

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Collectors Corner part 3
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
By the late 1920s, jazz dominated popular music. Although there was still a call for the dance bands that toyed with the edges of jazz, a little bi...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Collectors Corner part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sol Hoopii
The first installment of this theme featured music written between 1920 and ’25. So, this edition moves into the following five years for those son...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Collectors Corner part 1
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Adelaide Hall
All music has merit, but there are those that become classic. Whether it’s the composition, lyrics, solo, or the ensemble, the song stands out. Thi...

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Tailgate to Swing
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: J.C. Higginbotham
In the earliest days of jazz, the trombone was a harmony and rhythm instrument. It was background for the trumpet, clarinet or other lead instrumen...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Improvisation
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Earl Hines
Invent your own composition on the fly, and keep it in a specific number of beats. That is a primary characteristic of jazz and the most demanding....

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
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Transitions
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Don Redman
Musicians and composers are constantly searching for new patterns of expression. Think of the song “There’ll be Some Changes Made.” But I can’t he...

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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We Got Rhythm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Zutty Singleton
They added texture and variety to the rhythm section with instruments, including bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, tambourine, washboard, and woodblo...

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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