While jazz is more improvisational, the blues is focused on guitar and lyrics. Meanwhile, the blues and the electric guitar would pave the way for Black American musicians to invent rock ‘n’ roll.

Each member of this collective is essential to the workability and funkability of the unit, which is Black Alley. With endorsements from national recording artists such as Raheem DeVaughn and Jill ...

the first duo recording from trumpeter-composer Natsuki Tamura and drummer Jim Black in over a quarter century. This avant-garde jazz session is a spirited reunion, highlighting their exceptional ...

New World Symphony’s I Dream a World Festival, the annual celebration dedicated to showcasing the contributions of Black ...

Though the song describes a Jewish person’s persecution because of her faith, it was later embraced by Black jazz artists like Duke Ellington and Ethel Waters, who were drawn to the somber ...

African-Americans in general, and black jazz musicians in particular, carry a complicated message to the rest of us, a genetic memory of our great promise and our great failing, and the music they ...