Tag Archives: Chick Webb

Toshihiko Nakazawa, First Place, Amateur Night at the Apollo (video)

Toshihiko Nakazawa, was this week First Place winner at Amateur Night at the Apollo May 15, 2013.

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Ella Jane Fitzgerald Debut At the Apollo Theater

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Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. Continue reading

The Harlem Arts Alliance’s 11Year Anniversary Celebration

 

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The Savoy King Documents Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom (video)

Born poor in Baltimore, Chick Webb broke his back as a boy and faced life as hunchback dwarf afflicted with Spinal Tuberculosis. Continue reading

Singer, Vivian Green Forsakes Pop; The New York Film Festival to Screen A Chick Webb Documentary

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents: On the “A” w/Souleo
At some stage in the careers of arts professionals there is a point where they reach the crossroads of art and commerce. Continue reading