Guy Rathbun

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Recent Pieces from Guy Rathbun

Caption: Composer Andy Razaf

The Roseland Ballroom (59:00)
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, ...
Caption: Benny Carter

Inventive Notes part 2 (59:00)
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, ...
Caption: Harry Dial

Inventive Notes part 1 (59:00)
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 ...
Caption: Bessie Smith

The Dreamland Cafe (59:00)
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 ...
Caption: Jazz Dance

Footloose (59:00)
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 ...
Caption: Joe "Wingy" Mannone

The Green Mill (59:00)
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 ...
Caption: 1920s Combo

Combo (59:00)
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 ...
Caption: Ethel Waters

Turn On the Heat (59:00)
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 ...
Caption: Louis Dumaine's Band

Hubs (59:00)
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 ...
Caption: The Sunset/Grand Terrace Cafe

The Sunset Cafe (59:00)
From: Guy Rathbun

When mob boss Al Capone took control of the Sunset Café in Chicago in the mid 1920s, it was already considered to be one of the best performance showcases in the Windy City. ...