Montreal attracted some of the jazz greats. While most North American clubs were segregated, black musicians found greater integration in Montreal clubs and other incentives to come to the city.

Wright Museum of African American History’s new exhibit Jazz Greats: Classic Photographs from the Bank of America Collection. It features 31 black and white photos that capture jazz performers ...

Like the pitching great, the jazzmen meant different things to different segments of the country. For Black Americans ... the wild-and-woolly Kansas City jazz world, leading jam sessions at ...