A comic showman who delighted crowds with his playful stage antics, Fats Waller was the beloved "clown prince" of jazz during a golden era of the genre, leading up to World War II. Yet Waller's talent ...
Sometimes referred to as 'the greatest comedian who ever played jazz,' Fats' appeal was as much visual as it was musical. Fats Waller's jazz legacy is an unlikely combination of pianist, composer, ...
April 16-17 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm in The Allen Room Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates Thomas 'Fats' Waller, known as one of the most ingenious of all stride pianists, an exceptional composer and a gifted ...
Thomas Wright Waller – better known to the world as Fats Waller – was called the “black Horowitz” by concert pianist Oscar Levant. Others called him the “Clown Prince of Jazz.” The animated performer ...
Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club with Fats and The Duke on Sunday, June 1st, at 5 PM ...
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre will present AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', the Tony Award-winning Fats Waller musical revue, as part of ...
Friday marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Fats Waller, an African-American pianist, singer and songwriter who found success among both black and white audiences 70 years ago. During much ...
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