Nora Holt was a pioneer of Chicago’s Black classical music scene. A friend of Josephine Baker, she later became a blues ...

It’s the root technique of most great Black music, dance, theater and performance ... A People’s History,” traces the path that the free jazz ensemble that is Black Twitter took in becoming ...

Many of the clubs where Black Seattleites used to gather to play and listen to jazz music are no longer standing, but an ongoing project aims to ensure they aren't forgotten. The latest ...

NOTWITHSTANDING contested definitions of what constitutes jazz music, two elements can be found within almost any jazz performance or recording — improvisation and collaboration. Both are at the core ...

Jim Black (born 1967 in Seattle, Washington) is a jazz drummer who has performed with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas, among others. He attended Berklee College of Music. His own group, AlasNoAxis, ...

BLACK ALLEY has been pushing the art of music to its rhythmic limits for some time now. Determined to create a unique musical elixir, Black Alley has taken the finest ingredients of rock, hip-hop and ...