When Zez Confrey died at age 76 in 1971, he was a forgotten man. But in the Roaring Twenties, he had been king of the keyboards. He performed his flying-fingers masterpiece, "Kitten on the Keys," in ...

In February 1921, a composer-pianist with the quirky name Zez Confrey (from his middle name, Elzear) recorded an original piece that grabbed pianists and listeners by their ears, became a bestseller ...

By Jason Serinus • October 9, 2006 12:00 am ...

WITH THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE Gershwin’s birth coming on Sept. 26, providing a welcome occasion to revisit his marvelous music, here’s a trivia question: When Gershwin premiered “Rhapsody in ...

Zez Confrey sound recording : creator of the novelty rag / compiled and annotated by David A. Jasen ...

Pianist Richard Dowling treats us to some ragtime and early jazz in a preview of his 1920s-and-'30s-inspired recital of pieces by Zez Confrey and George Gershwin.

International pianist Phillip Dyson will perform a concert at St Augustine monastery, Valletta, tomorrow at noon. Dyson will be performing a repertoire ranging from the classical to modern jazz, ...

LITTLE ROCK — Think you know the big-band era from Artie Shaw to Zez Confrey? David Miller's Swingin' Down the Lane Web site - at www.big band-era.com - features a monthly quiz, including such ...