Guy Rathbun
- Username: guyrathbun
- Part-time Instructor
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent
Recent Pieces from Guy Rathbun
The Roseland Ballroom
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From: Guy Rathbun
The doors closed for the last time just shy of celebrating 100 years. Lady Gaga had the honor of the last performance in 2014. The Roseland Ballroom was no more. In its time, ...
Inventive Notes part 2
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From: Guy Rathbun
Indeed, there were a lot of inventive ideas floating around in the earliest years of jazz. Since there were no templets to follow, and no guide book available, ...
Inventive Notes part 1
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From: Guy Rathbun
Some of the most inventive elements of early jazz include improvisation and solo performances. But there is so much more to the parts that weave into the development of a ...
The Dreamland Cafe
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From: Guy Rathbun
The speakeasy opened at the peak of the gangster era. Most of Chicago was controlled by the mob. The café boasted a number of top Black performers, and focused on ...
Footloose
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From: Guy Rathbun
The music that became known as jazz swept across America in the teens and early 1920s. To the older population, it appeared to be all elbow and knees. Its origins were ...
The Green Mill
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From: Guy Rathbun
It’s rumored to be the oldest continuously running jazz club in the country. While the outside may be dark and unassuming, stepping inside is something else entirely. There ...
Combo
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From: Guy Rathbun
In the early 1920s, a small collection of musicians was referred to as a combination rather than an orchestra. In America, though, there’s frequently a desire to abbreviate ...
Turn On the Heat
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From: Guy Rathbun
Summer. Those three months are loaded with ups and downs. Along with rising temperatures, there’s a remarkable increase in travel – not to mention fun. That’s been a truism ...
Hubs
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From: Guy Rathbun
Jazz originated in the African American communities of New Orleans thanks in part to Congo Square near the French Quarter. That’s where the slaves would gather one day a week ...
