The image of the 1960’s vibrant and transformative spirit was epitomized through jazz and Thursday’s concert was UConn jazz students’ way of recognizing that through paying homage to the iconic ...

Missett at age 20. Photo: Courtesy company In the 1960s, Missett was a performer with a company called Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago. But she also taught a class called Jazz Dance for Adult Beginners.

Back in 1960, German jazz fan and musicologist Joachim E. Berendt and photographer William Claxton embarked on a trip throughout the USA to various cities and places known for their musical scenes or ...

In 1960, jazz kept San Francisco hopping like few other U.S. cities. Here's proof. By Leba Hertz, Arts and Entertainment and Sunday Datebook EditorNov 26, 2005 ...

One of the more adventurous and transformative eras in jazz happened amid the societal turbulence of the mid- to late-1960s, and Miles Davis and John Coltrane were leading the way. In his new book ...

But it wasn't until Buraczeski was attending Bucknell University in the 1960s that he discovered dance in a friend's ballet class and jazz music on the college radio station.

When Dance Mania was released, the LP catapulted Puente to extraordinary popularity both in Latin and dance circles. The significance of Dance Mania was instant. Its infectious rhythms and tight ...