Danny Coots and Adam Swanson became friends over a shared love of ragtime and early jazz music, that friendship coming decades after ragtime and early jazz were “new” styles of music. Coots was born ...

Ragtime enthusiasts and curious listeners alike can dive into the roots and evolution of early jazz during Ragtime Day NOLA ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University Libraries will host the second annual Business of Music Symposium Feb. 21-22 as part of the 18th annual Charles H. Templeton Sr. Ragtime and Jazz ...

A highly anticipated line-up of musical entertainers will highlight the 2024 Charles H. Templeton Sr. Ragtime & Jazz Festival scheduled for Feb. 22-24. Sponsored by the Mississippi State University ...

Tickets are on sale for the for the Durango Ragtime and Early Jazz Festival, scheduled for April 3 to 6 in Durango. Ragtime and classic jazz musicians from around the United States will descend on ...

All over Duluth this weekend, musicians and audiences will be celebrating the American precursor to jazz, ragtime music, courtesy of the Lake Superior Ragtime Society and its annual Ragtime Festival. ...

Friday afternoon’s People’s Health Economy Hall Tent set by Lars Edegran and the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra featured charmingly vintage music, originally popular from the late 1890s through the ...

Get a first look at the company of Goodspeed Musicals' Ragtime performing 'Journey On' from the first production of the 2025 season. A powerful musical about the dreams of three American families ...

In 1967, Swedish pianist, Lars Edegran, discovered a cache of early 20th century orchestrated ragtime music on a visit to New Orleans. John Robichaux was the arranger of this mysterious sheet music.

A student of both music and history, he entertained audiences in the 1960s and beyond while educating them about a genre whose heyday had ended decades earlier. By Robert D. McFadden Max Morath, who ...