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Since the Soviet Government lists jazz music as "vulgar," "demoralizing," few good Communists have heard jazz orchestras. But tourists in Moscow may hear jazz at the tourist hotels. One of the best is at the Grand Hotel where Leader Alexander ("Sasha") Tsfasman, "Russia's Paul Whiteman," postures, stamps and waves his baton. His "Moscow Boys" blare out an acceptable version of jazz. Few Communists go to hear...
...Whiteman" and his Moscow Boys were summoned to a meeting of the Moscow Workers Theatre Club. They were the case for the negative in a debate: "Is jazz too bourgeois for proletarian Russia?" In the close, airless clubroom the Moscow Boys took up their instruments and played jazz as they had never played before. They played a waltz, then several French and English foxtrots. The young workers, most of whom were hearing jazz for the first time, were exhilarated but confused. Then Tsfasman called for "Ho Hum," popular three years ago in the U. S. When it was finished...
...Whiteman's style is altogether different. He prefers to play the more or less classical--now arrangements of almost symphonic works. But Paul has always done that. And he's one man that can do it and get away with it. He's always been the 'King...
Symphony Hall--Paderewski in his only Boston appearance on Sunday afternoon, followed by Paul Whiteman with Whiteman specialties in the evening...
When Paul Whiteman and his orchestra play at Symphony Hall this Sunday, the audience will hear a suito of distinctly modern background and original theme, composed by John Walde Green...