Bob Fosse only directed five features - "Sweet Charity," "Cabaret," "Lenny," "All That Jazz," and "Star 80" - but among ...
As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for exploitation in this documentary eye-opener.
The keyboard, everything, came to me,” she said, “including knowing that I wanted ‘Fanga’ to go with that.” It was the moment of inspiration for the title song of “Soaring High,” Kuumba’s live concert ...
Nora Holt was a pioneer of Chicago’s Black classical music scene. A friend of Josephine Baker, she later became a blues ...
While many African artists have been able to ride the wave of Afrobeats’ international popularity, some musicians are now ...
Not just your typical cowboy flick, “The Bronze Buckaroo” broke ground with its all-Black cast and offered a rare portrayal of Black cowboys on the big screen. Jeffries’ role brought style (and ...
Horn is one of those singers who warms the soul,” a reviewer noted after Horn’s recent performance at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
During his seven-decade career, one of the most prolific and revered producers in music history, Jones touched on Jazz, Soul, ...
He played the trumpet with Lionel Hampton, produced albums ('Thriller'), songs ("We Are the World," "It's My Party"), films ('The Color Purple') and TV shows ('Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'), scored movies ...
Tis a privilege to live in Fayetteville, especially if you love the arts. The Symphony of NWA, TheatreSquared and Walton Arts ...
But even more than his own albums, Jones will be familiar to listeners across decades of popular music, for his work as a ...
Jones saw a superstar quality in Jackson and became his producer and mentor, first on 1979's Off the Wall, which was a major ...