Moran grew up listening to all manner of music, from jazz to reggae to hip-hop. As a teenager he learned to play the Afrika ...
My Heart Sings” and about his dream to create a venue in Houston where jazz musicians can find an open mic to jam.
Dozens of 5-to-17-year-olds wore makeup and fashions of the era to depict historical figures and highlight their achievements for the annual Blacks in Wax.
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, a jazz big band featuring a handful of the Pacific Northwest’s ample improvisatory talent, ...
In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...
After Helene destroyed Swannanoa mobile homes en masse, residents struggle with housing 6 months later. “I just want a home,” ...
The jazz singer's 1960s concert career is amply documented on record, with live albums from Berlin, LA, Tokyo and the French Riviera. Now comes a newly released concert of Fitzgerald in Oakland, Calif ...
On all that concrete, they bring all this music and they bring ... performances “I’ve spent the last year honoring Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday. I rarely work with big bands, but this ...
“In a culture always looking ahead to the next best thing, we celebrate the music of Duke Ellington and how it speaks across generations and barriers to bring us together in a way that is both ...