Nov 17, 2016 2:52 PM
Election Day Special: Ted Nash’s ‘Presidential’ Aspirations
During an election cycle in which political oratory is often delivered via Twitter and sound bites, reedist Ted…
Nov 17, 2016 2:52 PM
During an election cycle in which political oratory is often delivered via Twitter and sound bites, reedist Ted…
Nov 17, 2016 2:45 PM
Having gained due recognition for her efforts as Best Collegiate Vocal Jazz Soloist for DownBeat’s 2014 Student Music…
Nov 17, 2016 2:42 PM
Barbara Dane was 22 years old when she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1949, but she’d already developed her…
Nov 17, 2016 2:37 PM
Nina Simone wrote “Mississippi Goddam” out of sheer rage over the events that had occurred during her lifetime, namely…
Nov 14, 2016 3:59 PM
On Oct. 30, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and bassist John Lindberg completed a Midwest tour to promote their 2015 album,…
Nov 14, 2016 3:56 PM
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith is a multi-award winning composer, performer and educator, shortlisted for the 2013 Pulitzer…
Nov 14, 2016 3:56 PM
Jazz and blues were central to Ralph Ellison, author of the 1952 novel Invisible Man. Reminiscing about his childhood…
Nov 14, 2016 3:52 PM
On Feb. 26, 1917, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, a quintet from New Orleans, entered the Victoria Talking Machine…
Nov 14, 2016 3:49 PM
Chick Corea does not think small. Try to name another figure who, in celebration of his 75th birthday, could pull off…
Nov 14, 2016 3:43 PM
The Jazz Foundation of America’s annual “Great Night In Harlem” gala, held this year at the Apollo Theater on…
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