Gefilte Jazz
Migrant Melodies Though American music has long been defined in terms of black or white, depending on its community of origin, there are also shades of gray. Nineteenth-century Irish composers gave American popular music lilt,...
Tag Archives: Al Jolson
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Nothing to Say There’s an old joke about a boy who hadn’t uttered a word since birth. Years passed, until one evening, he turned to the person sitting next to him at the dinner table...
