Discover how New Orleans' cultural blend created jazz through 7 pivotal developments, from Congo Square gatherings to Louis ...

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious ...

Dr. Leah Tucker, the theatre's director of operations, emphasized the significance of jazz in African American culture. "It's one art form that African Americans played a big part in, and we have ...

Motown was a record label based in Detroit that was a powerhouse of hits in the 1960s and 1970s. Motown musicians, all of ...

Rhythm. Color. Movement. Seeing sound through art. The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American culture, Romare ...

The community will come together this weekend to discuss ways to overcome racial divides at the second annual Jazz and Race Symposium. The ev ...

In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...

According to Barney Hilliard, an 87-year-old R&B and jazz saxophonist who has been performing in Seattle since his teenage years, "Jackson Street became sort of a hub for African American musicians." ...

Growing up in South Central L.A., Ayers was raised in an area known for its Central Avenue Jazz scene, where African American culture and music reigned. Over his lifetime as a vibraphonist and ...