Feb 7, 2023 1:53 PM
The Apollo To Premiere ‘The Blues And Its People’
The Apollo Theater in Harlem continues its 2022–’23 season theme of The Next Movement with The Blues And Its People…
Russell Gunn was commissioned by the Apollo Theater to compose the music for The Blues And Its People.
Feb 7, 2023 1:53 PM
The Apollo Theater in Harlem continues its 2022–’23 season theme of The Next Movement with The Blues And Its People…
From left: Andrew Cyrille, Reggie Workman and Oliver Lake
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In an era when contemporary jazz is largely available via streaming services and the historic music of beboppers and…
Black Artists’ Group members Charles “Bobo” Shaw (left), Joseph Bowie, Floyd LeFlore, Baikida Carroll and Oliver Lake
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Bryan Dematteis’ new documentary, The Black Artists’ Group of St. Louis: Creation Equals Movement, debuted in…
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Horn quartets flout accepted rhythmic and harmonic…
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In 1985, writer Graham Lock joined saxophonist Anthony Braxton and his band on a tour of England, making stops in…
