The world’s best jazz, right here. Explore today’s greats, new musicians making waves, and stories from the genre’s rich ...

The Delaware Art Museum returns visitors to the 1920s during “Jazz Age Illustration,” the first major exhibition of popular ...

The British writer and Africa specialist Michela Wrong recently wrote a whistle-stop summary of the upheavals that afflicted ...

Cape Town is gearing up for an unparalleled musical experience as Jazz on the Green descends upon the picturesque Riverside ...

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 ...

As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for ...

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim laughs when he remembers a gig he played shortly after he moved to America in ...

Hosting a holiday event that reflects African American culture can make the gathering feel even more special and meaningful.

We take a look at the phenomenal Phil Schaap Jazz Collection, recently arrived at the university’s Blair School of Music, and ...

While many African artists have been able to ride the wave of Afrobeats’ international popularity, some musicians are now ...

“Bach? Beethoven? We’ve got better,” Mandela once said of the musician who just turned 90.

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 ...