Pianist/composer Nduduzo Makhathini and vocalist Vuyo Sotashe performed music by jazz master Bheki Mseleku and Makhathini last week at Jazz at Lincoln Center, part of JALC’s “Mother Africa” season.

Roughly a month ago, Jazz at Lincoln Center launched its 2025-26 season with a new work by a major American composer and musician conceived in the agreed-upon general style of African music. This past ...

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 ...

She’s the first African woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award in a jazz category. She is also the first Rwandan or Ugandan to ever be nominated for a Grammy. And she is the first East African actor ...

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 ...

Africa's music festival landscape has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry, and as we sit here , it's impossible to deny how much the continent has become a powerhouse for live music ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some record labels create huge market and financial clout. Some stay much smaller, but punch way above their weight in terms of ...

Join us in celebrating an exceptional blend of global and local music at the inaugural Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek. With a remarkable lineup and a promise of cultural exchange, this festival is ...