Stars out in force to honor the musical pioneer and his legacy of compositions which are etched into the soul of America.

Jeffrey Cobb discusses his upcoming concert featuring the premiere of two jazz cantatas on May 11 at Lars Hockstad Auditorium ...

The program will explore the music and personal and working relationship of Ellington and Strayhorn, featuring well-known classics and beautiful and evocative lesser known works.

Anthony Davis blends jazz and truth to reshape opera with stories from Black history and powerful modern themes.

Janelle Monae, Grace Jones, Dinosaur Jr., Snail Mail, Gogol Bordello and tributes to Quincy Jones are highlights of Celebrate ...

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Fabu Phillis Carter, a scholar, educator, and the City of Madison’s first African American Poet Laureate, and Jane Reynolds, ...

The West Coast rapper, singer and drummer performed May 4 on the Orion Financial Stage at Tom Lee Park in front of a packed ...

Marsalis has been the president of the 56-year-old Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation since 2018. He received the ...

This Mother's Day weekend, May 8 to May 11, enjoy "A Little Night Music," Mitchell Schorr's art, Alvin Ailey dance, a ...