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Herb Ellis was born in Texas and grew up in the Dallas area. He dropped out of college to pursue his musical aspirations. He really did not get a professional nod until he was 33 years old. That break came when Ellis was playing jazz guitar with the Jimmy Dorsey Band in 1943. It was with Jimmy Dorsey’s band that Ellis first recorded music as a guitar solo performer. Ellis caught another huge break when musician John Frigo, dropped out of a band, that Ellis would soon join in 1947, the band (more…)

Jazz is defined as “a genre of American music that originated in New Orleans circa characterized by strong, prominent meter, improvisation, distinctive tone colors & performance techniques, and dotted or syncopated rhythmic patterns. But Jazz is so much more than that.’

Jazz dates back to the early 1700s, when slavery was still established. Slaves would sing in the fields from sun up to sun down. A caller would sing out a line and all others working in that field would repeat the line that was sung.I was looking for more information and found it here.

In the 1800s, an African American composer named Scott Joplin invented ragtime. This type (more…)