American blues musician Aaron 'T-Bone' Walker (1910 - 1975), UK, 3rd March 1965. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Photo by: Evening Standard / Getty Images The historical ...

The Grammy-nominated trumpeter talks about his latest album and how a residency in Shanghai helped him shed his inhibitions ...

During the grand finale of the third annual International Jazz Day concert—held last week in Osaka, Japan—more than 35 jazz musicians stretched across an elaborate stage in Osaka Castle Park and ...

CAPE MAY - Fighting injustice could be why black Americans are known for blues and jazz. Jazz gave blacks a type of music with few boundaries in their quest for freedom and equality. "Jazz is a little ...

Black Music Month serves as a period to celebrate the rhythmic essence and soulful legacy of Black musicians who contributed to the global soundscape. As the month comes to a close, BLACK ENTERPRISE ...

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 ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Peacock Café in downtown Toledo is honoring Black History Month and the contributions of Black Americans through a series of jazz and soul performances. Beginning Feb. 20 and ...

Through its partnership with the NBA Foundation, Jazz at Lincoln Center uses the power of music to educate, inspire and connect communities. Alyssa Squires, NBA.com JALC education program participants ...

Harry Pace saw that there was profit to be made by Black people producing and distributing music for Black people. —Willie Ruff, musician and professor emeritus, Yale University Preamble: In 2020, I ...

From modern jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette to masterful scatter and vocalist Nancy King, KNKX remembers the lives of notable jazz musicians who passed away this year.

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979. With ...