Jazz | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/jazz/RSS feed for JazzenThu, 30 Jul 2026 20:14:54 +0000Audio Engineers Restored Hidden Notes and Revealed Lost Instruments in This New Treasure Trove of Songs by the Pioneering 'Mother of the Blues'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/audio-engineers-restored-hidden-notes-and-revealed-lost-instruments-in-this-new-treasure-trove-of-songs-by-the-pioneering-mother-of-the-blues-180989228/The 118-track collection is the most complete set ever compiled of recordings by American blues icon Ma RaineyThu, 30 Jul 2026 20:14:54 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/audio-engineers-restored-hidden-notes-and-revealed-lost-instruments-in-this-new-treasure-trove-of-songs-by-the-pioneering-mother-of-the-blues-180989228/Alan Lomax Spent Years Traveling the Country to Record the Sounds of America. The Legacy of His Obsession Will Live Foreverhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/alan-lomax-spent-years-traveling-country-record-sounds-america-legacy-obsession-live-forever-180988858/By letting Muddy Waters hear himself for the first time, he unlocked a new confidence that set the sharecropper on the path to superstardom. And that’s just the start of what he found in churches, prisons and even lumberjack campsWed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/alan-lomax-spent-years-traveling-country-record-sounds-america-legacy-obsession-live-forever-180988858/Meet the ‘Bop Artist’ Who Was Inspired by Dreams and Hosted Some Surreal Salons in Her Chicago Brownstonehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/meet-bop-artist-who-was-inspired-dreams-hosted-surreal-salons-chicago-brownstone-180988087/Dizzy Gillespie said his friend Gertrude Abercrombie was able to translate the spirit of jazz music onto a canvasThu, 26 Feb 2026 14:00:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/meet-bop-artist-who-was-inspired-dreams-hosted-surreal-salons-chicago-brownstone-180988087/Ten of the Most Exciting Ways to Commemorate America's 250th This Yearhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/ten-of-the-most-exciting-ways-to-commemorate-americas-250th-this-year-180988106/Our country’s birthday bash includes exhibitions, historical reenactments, a massive potluck and moreFri, 30 Jan 2026 15:59:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/ten-of-the-most-exciting-ways-to-commemorate-americas-250th-this-year-180988106/Why Gen Z Is Trading Night Clubs for Japanese-Style Listening Barshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-gen-z-is-trading-night-clubs-for-japanese-style-listening-bars-180988044/Dark rooms filled with soft leather sofas and curated vinyl are popping up across the United States and the worldThu, 22 Jan 2026 15:44:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-gen-z-is-trading-night-clubs-for-japanese-style-listening-bars-180988044/Miles Davis Emerged From Middle America to Become the ‘Picasso of Jazz’ and Taught Us All How to Be Coolhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/miles-davis-emerged-middle-america-become-picasso-jazz-taught-us-all-how-to-be-cool-180987828/As we approach the 100th anniversary of the birth of a jazz legend, look back on the staggering impact of his work and its continued relevanceTue, 13 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/miles-davis-emerged-middle-america-become-picasso-jazz-taught-us-all-how-to-be-cool-180987828/Nina Simone’s Childhood Home, Saved From Demolition Years Ago, Has Now Been Fully Restoredhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nina-simones-childhood-home-saved-from-demolition-years-ago-has-now-been-fully-restored-180987744/A group of contemporary artists purchased the house in 2017, and its long-awaited renovation began in June 2024Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:52:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nina-simones-childhood-home-saved-from-demolition-years-ago-has-now-been-fully-restored-180987744/In South Africa, a Smart Gate Could Help Connect Elephants' Fragmented Habitathttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/in-south-africa-a-smart-gate-could-help-connect-elephants-fragmented-habitat-180986841/An unlikely quartet’s clever contraption may allow the pachyderms to make better use of their rangeTue, 24 Jun 2025 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/in-south-africa-a-smart-gate-could-help-connect-elephants-fragmented-habitat-180986841/How John Coltrane's 'My Favorite Things' Changed American Musichttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/john-coltrane-my-favorite-things-changed-american-music-180983453/Looking back at the moment when one of our greatest jazzmen raised the stakes for everyone who came afterFri, 05 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/john-coltrane-my-favorite-things-changed-american-music-180983453/Meet the Man Who Recorded the Music of America's Front Porches and Backyard Partieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-chris-strachwitz-captured-american-music-where-it-was-made-180983199/Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records, crisscrossed the United States photographing and recording musicians where they playedTue, 07 Nov 2023 13:22:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-chris-strachwitz-captured-american-music-where-it-was-made-180983199/