we seek to explore some of America’s most celebrated ragtime-era works, alongside forgotten and rediscovered favorites, performed as audiences would have heard them over a century ago. Featuring ...

Ragtime is a triumphant Tony Award-winning musical ... Together, through a dazzling array of musical styles from the era, they weave a stunning tapestry that reveals both the promise and prejudice ...

That turned out to be a turning point in the history of jazz, Hawkins said. “It was the death of the big band era and led to the popularizing of solo singers and small bands,” he said.

Ragtime developed as a popular musical style at the end of the 19th Century. It has its origins in the saloon bars and dance halls of African-American communities. Ragtime music was written down ...