Metropolitan Opera’s First Jazz Concert
On January 18, 1944, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosted its first-ever jazz concert, which raised money for the war effort.
On January 18, 1944, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosted its first-ever jazz concert, which raised money for the war effort.
On January 13, 1864, Stephen Foster, the “father of American music,” died in New York City.
Famed American conductor Arthur Fiedler was born on December 17, 1894, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Composer Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin was born on November 25, 1862, in Edgeworth, Pennsylvania.
Noted pianist and jazz artist James Price Johnson died on November 17, 1955.
Musician Saunders Terrell, later known as Sonny Terry, was born on October 24, 1911, in Greensboro, Georgia.
Artist Romare Bearden was born September 2, 1911, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Bandleader Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30, 1909, in Chicago, Illinois.
Playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder was born on April 17, 1897, in Madison, Wisconsin.