L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus' latest album, L'âge du cuivre, was just nominated for a Juno Award. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The Madame Walker Theater is one of the surviving iconic buildings on Indiana Avenue. Nyttend/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons hide caption
Illinois Jacquet.
William Gottlieb/Library of Congress via Flickr hide captionA native of the Dominican Republic, Michel Camilo is one of the most energetic pianists in jazz. Alessandra Raimondi/via Flickr hide caption
KWEM in West Memphis was, in many ways, a springboard for blues artists on their way to greater glory, including guitarist B.B. King. Mike Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Kirk Joseph of Dirty Dozen Brass Band on sousaphone. Lehva via Flickr hide caption
Takuya Kuroda's trumpet is exciting and bright, with a touch of Dizzy Gillespie in tone. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
When trumpeter Sean Jones isn't touring the world, he is also an assistant professor at Pittsburgh's Duquesne University School of Music. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Don't let Jasper Hoiby's Scandinavian cheekbones fool you. The Danish bassist (center) is very much a key part of London's jazz scene. courtesy of the artist hide caption
The African Jazz Pioneers kick it, South Africa style. Photo Illustration: Lars Gotrich; photos: Intuition Records, iStock. hide caption
Kick It Up With South African Jazz
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Drummer Benny Jones Sr. is the leader of the Treme Brass Band. He also has an awesome hat. Pompo Bresciani hide caption
One of the two known photos of Robert Johnson. This portrait was taken by the Hooks Bros. Photography Company in Memphis, Tenn., circa 1935. Courtesy of the Delta Haze Corporation hide caption
A Canadian flag hot air balloon. Will Spaetzel / Flickr hide caption
Mulatu Astatke just released a new album with The Heliocentrics. Funkhaus Europa hide caption
Professor Longhair's "Tipitina" is a New Orleans funk staple and a template for the New Orleans piano style. Eric Bookhart/Harvest Records hide caption
Buerbrae Glacier, Odde, Hardanger Fjord, Norway. Library of Congress via flickr.com hide caption
Album cover of Putumayo's New Orleans Christmas. Courtesy of Putumayo World Music hide caption
A classic West Coast jazz quartet: saxophonist Paul Desmond, drummer Joe Dodge, pianist Dave Brubeck, bassist Bob Bates. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption