the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

Series produced by Guy Rathbun

Caption: Joe "King" Oliver
Joe "King" Oliver 

A weekly program of Music and Stories for "The Jazz Age."

Across the spectrum of pop and jazz from the late teens to the early 1930s, this weekly series from the Club McKenzie invites you the share in the talents and tales of the musicians and performers that created an unforgettable era.


627 Pieces

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Traps
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Paul Barbarin
As jazz began to dominate American popular music in the 1920s, drummers began to experiment with ways to incorporate more elaborate expressions int...

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  • Added: Jul 28, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Musical Comedians
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Eddie Cantor
This program brings in those talents who saw the humor in their musical forays.

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Essentials in Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Edythe Turnham Band
This program hones in on those two critical years 1923 and 24 when jazz began to transition from New Orleans to Chicago Style.

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Anecdote Notes
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s flapper
Here are a few of the many stories surrounding the term jazz.

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rivals & Friends
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Paul Whiteman
Although bandleaders Paul Whiteman and Jean Goldkette were competitors in the 1920s, through their careers they remained friendly rivals.

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
In the Cradle
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Canal St., New Orleans
This program visits with the early New Orleans musicians. After all, their creativity is what started jazz on the road to popularity.

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  • Added: Jun 22, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Birth of a Band
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Washingtonians
In the beginning, they went by the name, The Washingtonians. But, it wasn’t long before they became one of the most recognizable bands in the coun...

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Paper Hits
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Durium Records
As the Great Depression set in, record sales began to slump early in 1930. But one record company had an answer.

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Staging Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fess Williams
America’s original musical creation, jazz, had quite a number of influences, but one of those, at least today, is ignored. You might say it was the...

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The World on a String
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Armstrong
The World on a String: During the peak of “The Jazz Age,” a handful of musicians captured the imagination of an adoring public.

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  • Added: May 25, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Persian Rug
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Merle Johnston
This program can also be titled "Unusual Patterns in Jazz."

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  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Arranging in Style
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Don Redman
Two of the most influential arrangers in early big band jazz were Don Redman and Bill Challis.

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  • Added: May 11, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Stomp Your Stuff
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Stompin'
The evolution of "The Stomp" goes back several hundred years,but when jazz began incorporating the phrase into the music, it took on a completely d...

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  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
At the Edge of Swing
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bud Freeman
Although jazz bands were performing swing long before the “Swing Era” officially started, you don’t want to tell the musicians before that time tha...

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
On Campus
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: On Campus
Images of jazz in the 1920s are of raccoon coats, hip flasks, bobbed hair, and cars with rumble seats.

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  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 1
Cafe Musique
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cafe Musique
Café Musique is celebrating their new CD with several release parties. Their talents are recognized in this show along with the work of Stephane Gr...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Organ Grinder
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fats Waller
Pianist, composer, vocalist and ultimate entertainer Fats Waller always said his favorite instrument was the pipe organ.

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  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
A Way With Words
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jule Styne, Credit: child prodigy
This is a tribute to those creative poets who wrote the memorable lyrics to so many wonderful songs in the 1920s.

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Bert Ambrose & his Orchestra
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bert Ambrose & his Orchestra
Bandleader and violinist Bert Ambrose lead, by far, the most distinguished dance band in England in the latter 1920s and early 1930s.

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Women in Jazz: Women's History Month Special
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lillian "Lil" Hardin Armstrong
This is a tribute to a few of the more influential women who were instrumental in the formation of early jazz.

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22

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