Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire and proto-rap group the Last Poets? It is perfectly logical to assume New Orleans-bred ...

A quadruple threat as a saxophonist, flutist, composer and band leader, James Moody left an enduring artistic legacy that is ...

SAN DIEGO – Louis Armstrong? Or Parliament-Funkadelic ... Stomp,” Charles Mingus’s “Boogie Stop Shuffle” and Duke Ellington’s “Happy Go Lucky Local,” along with several pieces ...

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

The history-laden style movement takes center stage as part of exhibit "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," kicking off at the ...

The performance will also feature selections from a swinging orchestral work, the “Zodiac Suite," by Mary Lou Williams, the talented, prolific African-American jazz composer, pianist, and arranger for ...

To celebrate the beginning of our 20th year, we’ve set out to catalogue the contributions that Pittsburgh and western ...

Watch saxophonist Teresa Rodrigues perform "I Didn't Know About You" by Duke Ellington. Watch saxophonist Teresa Rodrigues perform "I Didn't Know About You" by Duke Ellington. Teresa is the May ...

tells a fictionalized tale of young Louis Armstrong growing up on the streets of Crescent City in the early days of the 20th century. It’s a silent film that draws heavy inspiration from the ...

After starting in a majority of his games during his freshman season (2023-24) with the Duke Blue Devils, sophomore guard Caleb Foster saw his role diminish quite a bit this past season.