Duke Ellington rejected it, Charles Mingus was ambivalent about it, and Wynton Marsalis is okay with it. For many African American musicians the word “jazz” is a double-edged term, sometimes ...

Declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during its General Conference 14 years ago, International Jazz Day—celebrated every April 30—honors a genre ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - African Americans have made many contributions to music- as artistic expression, and also as a sign of unity and resilience. The influence of Black culture can be seen in ...

The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites American ...

SEATTLE — A powerful new exhibit at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture is amplifying the sounds and stories of African American musical legends, including Seattle native Jimi Hendrix. The exhibit, titled ...

In 2020, I published A Map of Jazz: Crossroads of Music and Human Rights (WS Publishing), a book that looks at the culture of jazz on a timeline with cultures of the world. At more than 500 pages, the ...

Six-time Grammy-nominated and two-time Edison Award winner Chief Adjuah brought “stretch music” —his own jazz-rooted, culture-combining musical style — to campus on Friday evening. Adjuah performed ...

The 26th Annual Englewood Jazz Festival, presented by Live the Spirit Residency, returns to Chicago’s historic Hamilton Park, expanding to five nights this year on September 16–20, 2025, marking a ...

I’M JENNIFER BAILEYS, OUR FRIENDS WITH DESTINATION SMOOTH JAZZ ARE HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE EVENT. FIRST, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS AMAZING EVENT. I’M MARK BURTON, EXECUTIVE ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 13th annual Eastside Kings Festival is set for this weekend. More than 20 bands and artists will play across five venues in historic east Austin on Saturday and Sunday. Eastside ...