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Billie Holiday: Improving the Improv
Eleanora Fagan was born on April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia. As a child, she started going by Billie Holiday, Billie…
Blue Note Jazz Club and Restaurant Opens For Dinner and a Show
The popular Blue Note Jazz Club and Restaurant is finally re-opening their doors to jazz lovers and music…
Grateful Dead & Friends Surprise Bill Graham’s Fillmore East: 11/16/70
One of the better Grateful Dead shows at the Fillmore East was aided by its surprise attack. Allegedly, two nights…
We’re All Looking For A Little More Love: The Beacon Jams Week 6
Trey Anastasio returned for another installment of The Beacon Jams last night and delivered another astounding…
Cab Calloway: The Hi De Ho Man
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was born on Christmas Day 1907 in Rochester, living on Sycamore Street. His mother was a…
Watch the George Floyd-inspired “The Ultimate Litmus” featuring Wynton…
The election may be over, but the people and causes that pushed for change are still making their voices heard.…
Foo Fighters perform new single “Shame, Shame” on SNL
Foo Fighters were the musical guest for the first post-election Saturday Night Live last night, which was also the…
On this day in 1997, Phish debut “Farmhouse” on Late Night with Conan…
Phish had not yet started their Fall 1997 tour, one that would be dubbed "Phish Destroys America," yet they were…
Trey Anastasio Resurrects His ‘Ghosts of the Forest’ On Fifth Night of…
The fifth performance of Trey Anastasio's eight-week residency at New York City's Beacon Theatre took the exact…
Fats Waller: Composer, Pianist and Clown Prince of Jazz
On May 21, 1904, Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller was born to Adeline Locket Waller, a musician and Rev. Edward Martin…
Interview with Keith McQuirter on EPIX’s New Music Docu-series “By Whatever…
With the May premiere of Laurel Canyon, its two-part series dedicated to the California rock of the ‘60s and…
Peakin’ at the Beacon with Trey: Week Four Recap
The anticipation leading up to the fourth week of Trey Anastasio's Beacon Jams was at an all-time high as there…
Harlem Renaissance: Ethel Waters Breaking Barriers
Ethel Waters was born on October 31, 1896 in Chester, Pennsylvania. She was raised in poverty by her grandmother…
22 Years Later: Phish perform “Birds of a Feather” on the Late Show…
In the fall of 1998, Phish had just released Story of the Ghost, and were just about to start their cross-country…
Lion in a Concrete Jungle: Bob Marley and The Wailers at The Apollo Theater
Over four days in late October, 1979, Bob Marley and The Wailers performed seven shows at the legendary Apollo…
Flashback: Chris Cornell Captivates Beacon Crowd on this day in 2015
On October 18 and 19, 2015, Chris Cornell played two sold out acoustic shows at the historic Beacon Theatre in New…
Week 2 of Trey Anastasio’s Beacon Jams features String Quartet and…
The second week of Trey Anastasio’s The Beacon Jams served to be even more jam packed with surprises than the…
The Harlem Renaissance: ‘Count’ing Basie’s Life and Legacy
William James "Count" Basie was born in Red Bank, New Jersey in August 1904. Both of his parents played…
Matthew Caws Encourages Working for the Common Good with “When History…
Nada Surf's Matthew Caws has released a new political song, "When History Comes," via Barsuk Records. Recorded and…
‘Frank Zappa Halloween 81’ – a 7-Hour Slamming Sound Spectacular…
In his all-too-short life, Frank Zappa composed and captured on tape a truly monumental amount of music. …