It was cold and snowy in New York City 100 years ago today, and Aeolian Hall, across from Bryant Park, was packed. Composers Sergei Rachmaninov and John Philip Sousa were in the audience, along with ...
A jazz musician considers the legacy and unfulfilled promise of George Gershwin’s catchy — or you could say corny — repertory staple. George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premiered on Feb. 12, 1924, ...