James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his...
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Ragtime Banjo Stories
Live at Ohio Northern University
One hundred years of American music, 1850-1950, featuring Aaron Jonah Lewis, banjo, and musical arrangements by director Sarah Waters, student August Shoemaker, and Aaron Jonah Lewis. An evening of...
The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ of the Senate Theater
The "Mighty Wurlitzer," the largest functioning theater organ in the state of Michigan, has now been playing longer in Detroit's Senate Theater than in its original home, the Fisher Theater. Detroit...
Live at New England Conservatory
Aaron traveled to Boston last fall to join the New England Consersatory for the sixth annual Gunther Schuller Legacy Concert; a joint presentation of New England Conservatory and the Gunther...
Yorckschlösschen in Berlin
We visited the oldest jazz club in Berlin: Yorckschlösschen! Check out this sweet video of us playing in the club live. Featured in this video is "Russian Rag" composed by George L. Cobb, original...
Welcome to Ragtime Banjo Revival
I'm so excited to share this video! It's been a long time in the making. Big thanks to Jason McCaffrey for putting it all together, and thanks to everyone who appears in the video, which is pretty...