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 ...
Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
NEW YORK (AP) — Black music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson. That’s why he and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz ...
Last fall when Rock the Park celebrated 15 years of no-cover concerts, the Tampa Downtown Partnership told Creative Loafing ...
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Celebrating International Jazz Day: A Tribute To Legendary Black Musicians Who Broke Down Racial Barriers
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 ...
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‘The Big Apple’: New York City got its nickname from 1930s dance originated at a Columbia jazz club
The Big Apple” refers to New York City, but the nickname stems from a popular 1930’s jazz dance, born at the “Big Apple” club ...
IMPACT AROUND 400,000 PEOPLE IN OUR AREA. A LOCAL FILM DIRECTOR IS CELEBRATING JAZZ AND AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY WITH A NEW PROJECT, KMBC. NINE’S TERESA WHITE SHOWS US HOW KANSAS CITY PLAYS A LEADING ...
In a momentous event hosted at the World Trade Center in Baltimore on May 1, distinguished guests from both the East and West Coasts gathered to celebrate the remarkable career and groundbreaking ...
‘The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit,” film, “Regeneration” Black cinema exhibit. A local documentary, “The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit,” explores Detroit’s jazz legacy and impact on the ...
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