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

We’ve been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective since ... said Sheila Anderson of WBGO jazz radio. “He was ...

He played with giants, from sax legends Lester Young and Charlie Parker to pianist Thelonious Monk, and became one himself, influencing drummers like fellow postwar jazz greats Tony Williams ...

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 ...

Quincy Jones will forever be etched in history. It was announced on Nov. 3, 2024, that the famed producer, born Quincy ...

Those sonic investigations have defied and redefined the expectations for women, for queer artists, and for black music for ... and American jazz greats like John Coltrane and Andrew Hill.

The 5 finalists of the Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition join WBGO's Doug Doyle to talk about performing at NJPAC ...

She considered jazz great Billie Holiday to be a musical mentor ... The Jones tune comes from a Mosaic Box Set reissuing works recorded for the short-lived label Black & White Records. We'll hear two ...

Are the vibes good? These tracks by Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Roy Ayers and others, chosen by 12 musicians and writers, should convince you.

A versatile and talented singer, Deborah Swiney performs in a variety of genres, from the Harlem Renaissance to Latin jazz, ...

The Louis Armstrong Musical, starring a terrific James Monroe Iglehart ( Aladdin, Hamilton) as the legendary Satchmo, opens ...

The Grammy Award-winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and multimedia powerhouse passed away Nov. 3 at his Los Angeles ...