James P. Johnson, the father of stride piano, the composer of The Charleston and The Carolina Shout, and one of the founders of modern jazz piano, lies, shockingly, in an unmarked grave in Maspeth, ...
This is FRESH AIR. In New York around 1920, three pianists reigned - Willie The Lion Smith, Fats Waller and James P. Johnson. Johnson was considered the greatest of the three. Jazz critic Kevin ...
Set to stride piano legend James P. Johnson’s music, the premiere pulses with syncopated rhythms and off-kilter charm. Danica Paulos Photography Let’s start with that word in the title: “modernistic,” ...
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