Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Byron Stripling will be guest conductor for “Gershwin, Berlin & Friends” which begins at 7:30 p.m. at Springfield Symphony ...

When Mary Lou Williams arrived at Duke in 1977 as the University’s first artist-in-residence, she was already an icon in the ...

A series of classic songs and musical arrangements have entered the Public Domain this year; here are just a few of them.

As the release of his third studio recording, 'Things that Come and Go' approaches, we sat down with Hadley Fraser to discuss ...

While Charlie Watts loved aspects of rock and roll, it took a bit more for him to be won over by the raw musicianship of it.

Jazz had long played an important role at Columbia, which included significant contributions from Billie Holiday, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, and Louis Armstrong in its discographical legacy ...

One of its two singles was Texas Hold 'Em, which is nominated in the Record of the Year category, and here we'll be taking a ...

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During an immersive, weekend-long visit to Brown, acclaimed musician Jon Batiste performed a concert, inspired students with ...

The Soviet Union and America were sworn enemies in the Cold War. Yet, with the Dooms Day clocking ticking in the 1980s, a ...

Duke attended Armstrong Manual Training School ... his piano didn't change the direction of jazz nor did a school emerge that emulated his approach. But the emails did give me pause. Perhaps Duke's ...