Ragtime

Summary

Ragtime is a syncopated musical field associated especially with composed piano pieces, but historically it also encompassed ways of playing, songs and ensemble repertories. A steady underlying pulse interacts with a melody that shifts accents across it, creating rhythmic lift and tension. The familiar solo piano rag is therefore a central form rather than the entire story. African American creativity supplied the music’s foundation, while publishing, performance and an unequal commercial culture spread and transformed it. Its carefully organised compositions invite interpretation, not merely mechanical execution.

Contemporary and trending

Its original turn-of-the-twentieth-century popular wave is historical, but pianists, composers, festivals, teachers and enthusiasts sustain an active practice. Modern performers study published scores, historical evidence and different approaches to timing and articulation. New rags are also composed. The Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation’s mentoring and community work demonstrate ongoing transmission rather than passive admiration of a few famous tunes. Revival listening, specialist performance and influence on later music are distinct dimensions of contemporary life. None requires ragtime to remain a current mass-market dance fashion.

History

Ragtime emerged from nineteenth-century African American musical practices, travelling performers, social dancing and the growing piano and sheet-music worlds. Missouri and the surrounding Midwest became a particularly dense compositional and publishing landscape. Scott Joplin, Tom Turpin, James Scott and others developed substantial bodies of work. The broader commercial ragtime craze also intersected with racist theatrical and song conventions, which should be distinguished from the dignity and artistic ambition of composers’ projects. Jazz later developed overlapping rhythmic resources, but did not simply render ragtime obsolete. Twentieth-century revivals renewed interest in scores and overlooked creators.

Musical characteristics

Classic piano rags often unfold through several contrasting strains, with a recurring bass-and-chord foundation beneath syncopated melodic writing. Phrase shape, inner voices, register and harmonic contrast create larger architecture. The player’s touch and pacing can reveal tenderness, humour or tension without turning every piece into a speed contest. Historical ragging could also mean applying syncopated treatment to other tunes, and bands or banjo players offered different textures. Not all ragtime should be swung like later jazz. Performance choices need attention to the particular composition and tradition rather than one universal rule.

Geography and communities

Missouri, neighbouring midwestern and upper-South networks form the principal historical and continuing landscape. Sedalia and StLouis are parts of that broader world, not isolated islands of interest. Northeastern and Californian specialist communities add meaningful adopted fields, while Britain and continental Europe have durable performance and revival connections. The map gives these lighter intensity rather than implying today’s population listens as it did during the original craze. Broad fields represent festivals, teaching, playing and specialist audiences; they are not a catalogue of composers’ birthplaces or surviving historic pianos.

Artists

Scott Joplin provides an essential gateway through both familiar pieces and less frequently heard work. James Scott, Joseph Lamb, Tom Turpin, Eubie Blake and Artie Matthews offer contrasting compositional and performance histories. Later interpreters and composers reveal different views of the repertoire rather than one settled restoration. Listen to more than one performance of the same piece and follow the shape of each strain. Composer credits matter, but so do performers’ choices of tempo, articulation and balance. A dramatic recording may reveal different details from a restrained reading of the score.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile

Repertoire	Field use	Notes
classical	regional	Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.

MuGlobe representative performances

Artist	Performance / song / title	Embedded player URL	Notes	Repertoire kind	Repertoire date	Recording date	Format	Opening	Places	Fit	Evidence	Review note	MuGlobe favorite	Current hit	Authentic
Joshua Rifkin	Maple Leaf Rag — Scott Joplin	https://www.youtube.com/embed/D7VWeySzvyI	The pianist performs Joplin’s composition in a remastered recording. Syncopated melody against the regular accompaniment gives a direct piano-ragtime example; Joplin is the composer, not the performer in this release. Embedded playback is currently unavailable (YouTube code 150); the recording reference is retained.	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Playback blocked: YouTube embedding error 150 observed 22 October 2026. Legacy accepted recording retained during curation-field migration; no new age or geographic claims.	false	false	false
Eubie Blake	Charleston Rag	https://www.youtube.com/embed/uKbo3VovRtw	Columbia/Legacy’s official audio presents Blake playing his own rag. The composer-performer example offers a useful contrast to Joshua Rifkin’s reading of Joplin, showing different approaches within piano ragtime. Embedded playback is currently unavailable (YouTube code 150); the recording reference is retained.	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Playback blocked: YouTube embedding error 150 observed 22 October 2026. Legacy accepted recording retained during curation-field migration; no new age or geographic claims.	false	false	false
VioliniPalpiti	VioliniPalpiti: Scott Joplin – Ragtime (The Easy Winners) (arr. Igor Frolov)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/w4nNbDLYwcA	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: ipalpitimusic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Joplin Easy Winners ensemble arrangement by Igor Frolov at iPalpiti Festival, Wallis Annenberg centre. Arranger not automatically actual violin soloist. Documented performance/session: 2026-07-25. Video publication: 2026-10-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-07-25	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: ipalpitimusic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Joplin Easy Winners ensemble arrangement by Igor Frolov at iPalpiti Festival, Wallis Annenberg centre. Arranger not automatically actual violin soloist. Documented performance/session: 2026-07-25.	false	false	false
Max Libertor; Jared Szabo	Perfect Rag by Jelly Roll Morton...ON TWO PIANOS?!	https://www.youtube.com/embed/jch_qAtljMA	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary festival identifies actual two-piano Perfect Rag performance at Sutter Creek 2026. Jelly Roll Morton is composer, not a current performer. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-09-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary festival identifies actual two-piano Perfect Rag performance at Sutter Creek 2026. Jelly Roll Morton is composer, not a current performer. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
The Bucktown Stompers (Paul Asaro, piano)	Maple Leaf Rag on a Trolley!!	https://www.youtube.com/embed/uqiH7Y2W2Fk	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Fox River Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary festival identifies actual Maple Leaf Rag ensemble on historic Chicago El car, Fox River Trolley Museum. Train context does not make this an equipment demonstration. Documented performance/session: 2026-08-23. Video publication: 2026-09-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-08-23	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Fox River Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary festival identifies actual Maple Leaf Rag ensemble on historic Chicago El car, Fox River Trolley Museum. Train context does not make this an equipment demonstration. Documented performance/session: 2026-08-23.	false	false	false
Nathan Beasley	Easy Winners - Nathan Beasley	https://www.youtube.com/embed/m1vs9EFCzVc	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Ragtime Press. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Easy Winners at Fox River Ragtime Festival, South Elgin. Documented performance/session: 2026-08-22. Video publication: 2026-09-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-08-22	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Ragtime Press. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Easy Winners at Fox River Ragtime Festival, South Elgin. Documented performance/session: 2026-08-22.	false	false	false
Andrew Barrett	32. Rose Leaf Ragtime Club - Andrew Barrett - Bohemia Rag	https://www.youtube.com/embed/AxeqUwb4Cn8	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Jennifer Sam. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual distinct Bohemia Rag and Echoes From the Snowball Club at Rose Leaf Ragtime Club. Recorder Jennifer Sam is not the pianist. Video publication: 2026-09-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Jennifer Sam. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual distinct Bohemia Rag and Echoes From the Snowball Club at Rose Leaf Ragtime Club. Recorder Jennifer Sam is not the pianist.	false	false	false
Andrew Barrett	17. Rose Leaf Ragtime Club - Andrew Barrett - Echoes From the Snowball Club	https://www.youtube.com/embed/KL0Ib1XmiPs	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Jennifer Sam. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual distinct Bohemia Rag and Echoes From the Snowball Club at Rose Leaf Ragtime Club. Recorder Jennifer Sam is not the pianist. Video publication: 2026-09-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Jennifer Sam. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual distinct Bohemia Rag and Echoes From the Snowball Club at Rose Leaf Ragtime Club. Recorder Jennifer Sam is not the pianist.	false	false	false
Paul Orsi	The Founders' March by Paul Orsi - 2026 HSCRF Ragtime Composition Contest	https://www.youtube.com/embed/vaIxGXjh_AQ?start=355	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own Founders March in specific ragtime composition contest. Cue uses primary 5:55 concert chapter; no overlapping full parent programme selected. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-08-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own Founders March in specific ragtime composition contest. Cue uses primary 5:55 concert chapter; no overlapping full parent programme selected. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Jared Szabo	Backroads Rag by Jared Szabo (2nd Place) - 2026 HSCRF Ragtime Composition Contest	https://www.youtube.com/embed/2XId7bkXKVE?start=380	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own Backroads Rag at Sutter Creek 2026. Source packages contest introduction and a second actual performance in one video; count once. Cue uses primary 6:20 concert chapter. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-08-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own Backroads Rag at Sutter Creek 2026. Source packages contest introduction and a second actual performance in one video; count once. Cue uses primary 6:20 concert chapter. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Lily Tao	Jasmine Rag by Lily Tao - 2026 HSCRF Ragtime Composition Contest	https://www.youtube.com/embed/in6b0rFZLLo?start=475	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own Jasmine Rag at Sutter Creek 2026. One source packages contest and later concert performance; count once, cue uses primary 7:55 concert chapter. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-08-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own Jasmine Rag at Sutter Creek 2026. One source packages contest and later concert performance; count once, cue uses primary 7:55 concert chapter. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Justin Hack	The Yodeling Prospector by Justin Hack (3rd Place) - 2026 HSCRF Ragtime Composition Contest	https://www.youtube.com/embed/p0QDRbr4Wng?start=363	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own new Yodeling Prospector at Sutter Creek 2026. Primary 6:03 concert chapter provides cue past contest introduction; two packaged renditions count one catalogue source. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-08-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own new Yodeling Prospector at Sutter Creek 2026. Primary 6:03 concert chapter provides cue past contest introduction; two packaged renditions count one catalogue source. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Eve Elliot	32 Eve Elliot - Ragtime Oriole	https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hdor8qh28A	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Rob Thomas. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Ragtime Oriole at Sutter Creek 2026. Recordist Rob Thomas is not the performer. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-08-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Rob Thomas. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Ragtime Oriole at Sutter Creek 2026. Recordist Rob Thomas is not the performer. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Max Libertor	New Rag Contest Champion- Max Libertor plays "The Tipsy Elephant"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/9S5fS4n6FLc	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own Tipsy Elephant new composition contest performance, primary institutional date. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-22. Video publication: 2026-08-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-05-22	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own Tipsy Elephant new composition contest performance, primary institutional date. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-22.	false	false	false
Ted Lemen	New Rag Contest - Ted Lemen plays "Combination Car Rag"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/qsdGH9NmFzE	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual new Combination Car Rag, primary contest identifies May 22, 2026 event. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-22. Video publication: 2026-08-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-05-22	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual new Combination Car Rag, primary contest identifies May 22, 2026 event. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-22.	false	false	false
Walden Nyhl	Ragtime - Original Piano Composition	https://www.youtube.com/embed/4ZaiDKG-cSM	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Walden Nyhl. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own authored piano rag explicitly inspired by Joplin’s ragtime. Not a Broadway-musical title match or generic anonymous background playlist. Video publication: 2026-08-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Walden Nyhl. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own authored piano rag explicitly inspired by Joplin’s ragtime. Not a Broadway-musical title match or generic anonymous background playlist.	false	false	false
Justin Hack	Preliminary Round - Justin Hack plays Pineapple Rag by Scott Joplin (1908)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/gMuWoJHaxzY	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary contest identifies actual Pineapple Rag pianist and preliminary round date. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-23. Video publication: 2026-08-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-05-23	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary contest identifies actual Pineapple Rag pianist and preliminary round date. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-23.	false	false	false
Bryan Zigliotto	The Electric Fan Rag | Original Ragtime Piano Composition	https://www.youtube.com/embed/irubqwtcTOc	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Bryan Zigliotto - compositions. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own new Electric Fan Rag composition, source identifies July 2026. Instrumental composition/performance is musical content, not a fan-equipment tutorial. Documented performance/session: 2026-07. Video publication: 2026-07-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-07	audio	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Bryan Zigliotto - compositions. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own new Electric Fan Rag composition, source identifies July 2026. Instrumental composition/performance is musical content, not a fan-equipment tutorial. Documented performance/session: 2026-07.	false	false	false
Christina Austin (Christina Pepper)	Popcorn Rag #ragtime #piano #scottjoplin	https://www.youtube.com/embed/IADXNeVhXFE	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Bruce Klayman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary composer Bruce Klayman explicitly identifies Christina Austin as actual Popcorn Rag pianist; composition copyrighted 2024, performance at Sedalia 2026. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-06-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Bruce Klayman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary composer Bruce Klayman explicitly identifies Christina Austin as actual Popcorn Rag pianist; composition copyrighted 2024, performance at Sedalia 2026. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Richard Dowling	Roberto Clemente, Played by Richard Dowling	https://www.youtube.com/embed/MM-1EgnwwBY	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Ragoriole. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Roberto Clemente rag interpretation. Source gives March 30, 2026 recording; baseball title is a musical work, not sports commentary. Documented performance/session: 2026-03-30. Video publication: 2026-05-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-03-30	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Ragoriole. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Roberto Clemente rag interpretation. Source gives March 30, 2026 recording; baseball title is a musical work, not sports commentary. Documented performance/session: 2026-03-30.	false	false	false
Richard Dowling	The Pineapple Rag, Played by Richard Dowling	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z6ZGM11miSA	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Ragoriole. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Specific Pineapple Rag recorded May 29, 2026, different event from selected April Durango interpretation. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-29. Video publication: 2026-05-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-05-29	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Ragoriole. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Specific Pineapple Rag recorded May 29, 2026, different event from selected April Durango interpretation. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-29.	false	false	false
Adam Swanson	Adam Swanson LIVE ("Classic Ragtime Night 2026")	https://www.youtube.com/embed/iEFg1fDYcXY	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Adam Swanson. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own complete Classic Ragtime Night 2026 programme; one concert counted once. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Adam Swanson. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own complete Classic Ragtime Night 2026 programme; one concert counted once. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Andrii Yanchenko	Ragtime version fur Elise Andrii Yanchenko 16 years old (arr. Ethan Uslan)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/gyNCr3g7uXI	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Vladyslav Yanchenko. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual pianist explicitly identified; Fur Elise ragtime arrangement is Ethan Uslan’s, not Uslan actually playing this recording. Specific ragging adaptation, not all Beethoven repertoire. Video publication: 2026-05-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Vladyslav Yanchenko. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual pianist explicitly identified; Fur Elise ragtime arrangement is Ethan Uslan’s, not Uslan actually playing this recording. Specific ragging adaptation, not all Beethoven repertoire.	false	false	false
Max Libertor	"Cascades" by Joplin Max Libertor Sutton Piano Ragtime Festival West Coast Youth Concert	https://www.youtube.com/embed/EJb1V_p7uFg	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Max Libertor. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Cascades at West Coast Ragtime Festival 2025 youth concert; 2026 upload is not session date. Documented performance/session: 2025. Video publication: 2026-04-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2025	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Max Libertor. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Cascades at West Coast Ragtime Festival 2025 youth concert; 2026 upload is not session date. Documented performance/session: 2025.	false	false	false
Richard Dowling	2026 - Durango Ragtime Fest - "Reflection Rag" Piano by Richard Dowling	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Brmws_uZ3Mc	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19. Video publication: 2026-04-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-04-16/2026-04-19	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19.	false	false	false
Richard Dowling; Don Neely; Danny Coots	2026 - Durango Ragtime Fest - "The Strenuous Life" Richard Dowling - Piano	https://www.youtube.com/embed/XuXHC2rwnDo	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Full caption identifies actual Strenuous Life ensemble: piano, sax/vocals and drums respectively, rather than solo Dowling from abbreviated title. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19. Video publication: 2026-04-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-04-16/2026-04-19	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Full caption identifies actual Strenuous Life ensemble: piano, sax/vocals and drums respectively, rather than solo Dowling from abbreviated title. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19.	false	false	false
Richard Dowling	2026 - Durango Ragtime Fest - Scott Joplin's "Ragtime Dance" performed by Richard Dowling	https://www.youtube.com/embed/x8xRHko1KAs	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19. Video publication: 2026-04-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-04-16/2026-04-19	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19.	false	false	false
Richard Dowling	2026 - Durango Ragtime Fest - "Gladiolus Rag" performed by Richard Dowling	https://www.youtube.com/embed/YP4MCDJ9Q-c	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19. Video publication: 2026-04-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-04-16/2026-04-19	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19.	false	false	false
Richard Dowling	2026 - Durango Ragtime Fest - "Easy Winners' by Scott Joplin, played by Richard Dowling	https://www.youtube.com/embed/0g59kCthkhA	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19. Video publication: 2026-04-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-04-16/2026-04-19	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19.	false	false	false
Richard Dowling	2026 - Durango Ragtime Fest - "Pine Apple Rag" performed by Richard Dowling	https://www.youtube.com/embed/SweLExKO2gc	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19. Video publication: 2026-04-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-04-16/2026-04-19	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19.	false	false	false
Richard Dowling	2026 - Durango Ragtime Fest - Richard Dowling Piano - Scott Joplin's "Elite Syncopations."	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z-kDdE0t_rE	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19. Video publication: 2026-04-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-04-16/2026-04-19	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: banjojudy. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Distinct Ragtime Dance, Reflection Rag, Gladiolus Rag, Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations and Pine Apple Rag pieces at Durango 2026. Source bounds festival to April 16–19; no full same-event parent concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-16/2026-04-19.	false	false	false
Royce Martin	Ragtime Rendezvous 3 2 2026 #14 Royce Martin	https://www.youtube.com/embed/jhhaUXfD0pE	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Reed Radcliffe. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Ragtime Rendezvous performance at Rosebud Cafe, Scott Joplin House, St Louis. Recordist Reed Radcliffe is not pianist. Documented performance/session: 2026-03-02. Video publication: 2026-03-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-03-02	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Reed Radcliffe. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Ragtime Rendezvous performance at Rosebud Cafe, Scott Joplin House, St Louis. Recordist Reed Radcliffe is not pianist. Documented performance/session: 2026-03-02.	false	false	false
Ethan Uslan	#ScottJoplin's "Rose Leaf Rag"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/uranSbHqeDI	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Ethan Uslan. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own actual Rose Leaf Rag and Maple Leaf Rag renditions, distinct specific works. Video publication: 2026-02-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Ethan Uslan. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own actual Rose Leaf Rag and Maple Leaf Rag renditions, distinct specific works.	false	false	false
M. R. Lane	Pineapple Rag • Scott Joplin's Hidden Gem (1908) • Ragtime Piano Performance	https://www.youtube.com/embed/QLTK2TdJ0e8	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: LaneLand. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Full primary caption explicitly identifies actual independent Pineapple Rag piano performance and performer name, not composer Scott Joplin or publisher label. Video publication: 2026-02-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	music-video	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: LaneLand. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Full primary caption explicitly identifies actual independent Pineapple Rag piano performance and performer name, not composer Scott Joplin or publisher label.	false	false	false
Christopher Hauser	Composition by Christopher Hauser piano Ragtime 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/nozpOO501NY	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Christopher Hauser. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own original ragtime piano composition. Short complete original music, not a lesson or a second alternate upload of same composition. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-01-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Christopher Hauser. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own original ragtime piano composition. Short complete original music, not a lesson or a second alternate upload of same composition. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Ethan Uslan	Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zx7wqHeDjgc	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Ethan Uslan. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own actual Rose Leaf Rag and Maple Leaf Rag renditions, distinct specific works. Video publication: 2026-01-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Ethan Uslan. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own actual Rose Leaf Rag and Maple Leaf Rag renditions, distinct specific works.	false	false	false
William McNally	Janice Jurgenson "Ramblin' Rag" 2025 (played by William McNally)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/GVRkVukReLc	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary contest identifies actual pianist of Janice Jurgenson’s new Ramblin Rag. Composer and performer distinguished. Documented performance/session: 2025-05-23. Video publication: 2025-09-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2025-05-23	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary contest identifies actual pianist of Janice Jurgenson’s new Ramblin Rag. Composer and performer distinguished. Documented performance/session: 2025-05-23.	false	false	false
Jerron Paxton (banjo); Dennis Lichtman	MAPLE LEAF RAG - Jerron Paxton on BANJO w/ Dennis Lichtman	https://www.youtube.com/embed/MtEKvj-plz8	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Dennis Lichtman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary recordist identifies actual Maple Leaf Rag live at Symphony Space New York; banjo rendition belongs to the particular rag repertoire. Documented performance/session: 2025-01-30. Video publication: 2025-03-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2025-01-30	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Dennis Lichtman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary recordist identifies actual Maple Leaf Rag live at Symphony Space New York; banjo rendition belongs to the particular rag repertoire. Documented performance/session: 2025-01-30.	false	false	false
The Ragtime Nightmare	The Ragtime Nightmare - Sensation Rag "Live At Rotbart"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/iBJCJFrp4zM	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: The Ragtime Nightmare. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own complete Sensation Rag, particular ragtime/early-jazz ensemble repertoire at Rotbart. Eddie Edwards is source composer, not automatically current player. Documented performance/session: 2023-05-31. Video publication: 2023-09-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2023-05-31	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: The Ragtime Nightmare. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own complete Sensation Rag, particular ragtime/early-jazz ensemble repertoire at Rotbart. Eddie Edwards is source composer, not automatically current player. Documented performance/session: 2023-05-31.	false	false	false
The Edwardian Pianist	St Louis Rag (Tom Turpin) 1904 LIVE PERFORMANCE ragtime piano	https://www.youtube.com/embed/T9djB8EGmjQ	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: The Edwardian Pianist. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual St Louis Rag piano performance. Historical 1904 title concerns repertoire, not actual session; actual credited stage name retained. Video publication: 2023-07-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: The Edwardian Pianist. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual St Louis Rag piano performance. Historical 1904 title concerns repertoire, not actual session; actual credited stage name retained.	false	false	false
Christina Pepper	Christina Pepper plays Too Much Mustard, Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival 2023 Sedalia, MO	https://www.youtube.com/embed/E1hL8D8SF-8	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Christina Pepper. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own actual Too Much Mustard/Tres Moutarde by Cecil Macklin, Katy Depot Scott Joplin festival. Documented performance/session: 2023-06-03. Video publication: 2023-06-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2023-06-03	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Christina Pepper. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own actual Too Much Mustard/Tres Moutarde by Cecil Macklin, Katy Depot Scott Joplin festival. Documented performance/session: 2023-06-03.	false	false	false
Royce Martin	Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival 2023 -- Royce Martin	https://www.youtube.com/embed/F7nMadR0beI	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Yuko Eguchi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Entertainer at Liberty Arts Center Sedalia, not game host or title composer as pianist. Documented performance/session: 2023-06-02. Video publication: 2023-06-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2023-06-02	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Yuko Eguchi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Entertainer at Liberty Arts Center Sedalia, not game host or title composer as pianist. Documented performance/session: 2023-06-02.	false	false	false
Christina Pepper	Diamonds and Rubies Ragtime Intermezzo - Nellie Stokes 1909 Piano Novelette	https://www.youtube.com/embed/S3Tq4avMrzI	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Christina Pepper. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own complete Diamonds and Rubies Ragtime Intermezzo by Nellie Stokes, 1909 repertoire rather than actual recording date. Video publication: 2022-12-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Christina Pepper. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own complete Diamonds and Rubies Ragtime Intermezzo by Nellie Stokes, 1909 repertoire rather than actual recording date.	false	false	false
Vincent W	Sunburst Rag by James Scott (1909, Ragtime Piano)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/4d4XCt356Bc	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Vincent W. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own distinct St Louis Rag, Prosperity Rag and Sunburst Rag musical interpretations; historical composer years are separate from unknown modern sessions. Video publication: 2021-09-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Vincent W. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own distinct St Louis Rag, Prosperity Rag and Sunburst Rag musical interpretations; historical composer years are separate from unknown modern sessions.	false	false	false
Vincent W	Prosperity Rag by James Scott (1916, Ragtime Piano)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/rfEZP1liqno	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Vincent W. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own distinct St Louis Rag, Prosperity Rag and Sunburst Rag musical interpretations; historical composer years are separate from unknown modern sessions. Video publication: 2021-04-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Vincent W. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own distinct St Louis Rag, Prosperity Rag and Sunburst Rag musical interpretations; historical composer years are separate from unknown modern sessions.	false	false	false
Vincent W	St. Louis Rag by Tom Turpin (1903, Ragtime Piano)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/c_2qlLIuL_Q	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Vincent W. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own distinct St Louis Rag, Prosperity Rag and Sunburst Rag musical interpretations; historical composer years are separate from unknown modern sessions. Video publication: 2020-12-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Vincent W. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own distinct St Louis Rag, Prosperity Rag and Sunburst Rag musical interpretations; historical composer years are separate from unknown modern sessions.	false	false	false
Euphonic Ragtime Orchestra, directed by A. W. Wilson	THE ENTERTAINER - The Euphonic Ragtime Orchestra (under the direction of Professor A.W. Wilson).	https://www.youtube.com/embed/YCWUucvirpc	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: RussWilson66. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary source identifies actual Asheville ensemble performing The Entertainer in February 2015, not an old Joplin piano master. Documented performance/session: 2015-02. Video publication: 2020-04-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2015-02	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: RussWilson66. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary source identifies actual Asheville ensemble performing The Entertainer in February 2015, not an old Joplin piano master. Documented performance/session: 2015-02.	false	false	false
New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble	The Silver Swan – The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble	https://www.youtube.com/embed/tcY8OyPVnQE	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Steve. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Specific Silver Swan ensemble recording. Long caption lists wider anthology repertoire but that is not one huge programme or every listed composer performing this track. Video publication: 2019-12-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Steve. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Specific Silver Swan ensemble recording. Long caption lists wider anthology repertoire but that is not one huge programme or every listed composer performing this track.	false	false	false
Cory Hall	THE RAGTIME BETTY by James Scott | Cory Hall, pianist	https://www.youtube.com/embed/mqZE3EpdH3s	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: BachScholar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual complete Ragtime Betty and Sunburst Rag piano renditions. Advertising separate piano lessons does not turn these music performances into instruction. Video publication: 2018-07-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: BachScholar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual complete Ragtime Betty and Sunburst Rag piano renditions. Advertising separate piano lessons does not turn these music performances into instruction.	false	false	false
Brian Holland	Brian Holland performing "The Seagull Shuffle" by Martin Spitznagel	https://www.youtube.com/embed/gp5AXdw1pNk	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary contest identifies actual pianist of Martin Spitznagel’s Seagull Shuffle. Documented performance/session: 2016-05. Video publication: 2016-12-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2016-05	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Primary contest identifies actual pianist of Martin Spitznagel’s Seagull Shuffle. Documented performance/session: 2016-05.	false	false	false
Tuba Skinny	Tuba Skinny - "Maple Leaf Rag"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/kYJhgz4L3UU	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: RaoulDuke504. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Maple Leaf Rag at French Quarter, March 2, 2015. This particular rag is selected, not every blues/jazz item by band. Documented performance/session: 2015-03-02. Video publication: 2015-03-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2015-03-02	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: RaoulDuke504. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Maple Leaf Rag at French Quarter, March 2, 2015. This particular rag is selected, not every blues/jazz item by band. Documented performance/session: 2015-03-02.	false	false	false
Florian Krueger	Reindeer Rag by Joseph Lamb (1915) - Ragtime Piano	https://www.youtube.com/embed/JACKJhFM5rc	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Florian Krueger. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own actual Reindeer Rag interpretation. Joseph Lamb 1915 composition is not this recording date. Video publication: 2012-12-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: Florian Krueger. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Own actual Reindeer Rag interpretation. Joseph Lamb 1915 composition is not this recording date.	false	false	false
Cory Hall	Sunburst Rag by James Scott | Cory Hall, pianist-composer	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q-u3nja4OGE	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: BachScholar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual complete Ragtime Betty and Sunburst Rag piano renditions. Advertising separate piano lessons does not turn these music performances into instruction. Video publication: 2010-01-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: BachScholar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual complete Ragtime Betty and Sunburst Rag piano renditions. Advertising separate piano lessons does not turn these music performances into instruction.	false	false	false
Donald Ryan	Donald Ryan - Piano ~ "Bohemia Rag" by Joseph.F.Lamb @ KCRR Concert 2/2009	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ys7Wrl9W6qE	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: tdub1941. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Bohemia Rag at KCRR concert, February 2009; Joseph Lamb is composer. Documented performance/session: 2009-02. Video publication: 2009-04-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2009-02	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Ragtime musical recording. Source: tdub1941. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific actual composed rag, ragging arrangement or ragtime programme, not every jazz/boogie performance by the artist. American context refers to particular ragtime repertoire/practice, not an invented performer birthplace. Actual Bohemia Rag at KCRR concert, February 2009; Joseph Lamb is composer. Documented performance/session: 2009-02.	false	false	false

Related genres

Early jazz shares syncopation and repertory relationships but gives improvisation and ensemble interaction different roles. Stride piano developed related left-hand resources into another expansive language. Cakewalks, ragtime songs and novelty piano overlap historically without being exact synonyms for classic piano rag. A tune with ragtime in its title is not automatically a formal rag. Silent-film accompaniment and later screen use helped circulate familiar sounds but should not define the whole practice. Keeping those distinctions allows listeners to move beyond a comic background-music stereotype toward the music’s compositional range.

References and further reading

• Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology

Hotspot mushrooms

Missouri and connected Midwest/upper-South histories form a shared landscape, with meaningful lighter adopted American and European specialist worlds. Current revival attachment is distinguished from the original mass-market craze.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms

ID	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Radius (km)	Strength	Notes
ragtime-midwest	Missouri–Midwest ragtime landscape	38.5	-92.5	1050	1	Connected composition, historical culture, festivals and continuing specialist practice.
ragtime-upper-south	Upper-South and lower-midwestern ragtime continuations	35.5	-89	900	0.65	Historical travelling and performance connections with continuing repertoire attachment.
ragtime-northeast	Northeastern US ragtime performance and study circuits	40.5	-74	850	0.57	Durable adopted specialist and educational networks.
ragtime-california	California ragtime revival communities	37	-120	850	0.63	Longstanding adopted performance, festival and piano culture.
ragtime-europe	British and European ragtime specialist worlds	50	3	1450	0.49	Durable revival, historical performance and composition networks.