Watch: 'Blue Note: A Story Of Modern Jazz'
The story of the classic jazz label Blue Note is essentially the story of Alfred Lion, a German emigre whose love affair with jazz began...
Fierce! Dr. Pearl Primus: Anthropologist, Choreographer and Pioneer of Modern African American Dance
Internationally famous choreographer, dancer, anthropologist, Dr. Pearl Eileen Primus (1919-1994) was hailed by critics as "...one of the...
Flashback: The Voices of East Harlem
In a current landscape of rampant unemployment in the wake of a global economic melt-down, the BP oil spill marking the worst...
Watch: Havana from the Orchestra's eyes in "Limbo Jazz"
Watch a video for "Limbo Jazz," the second single off LIVE IN CUBA! Featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the historic trip taken in...
Harry Pace: Founder of Black Swan, The First Black Record Company
Harry Herbert Pace was the founder of the first black record company, Pace Phonograph Corporation which sold recordings under the Black...
Tania Maria: The Lady From Brazil
Tania Maria [Tania Maria Correa Reis] has had a long and passionate love affair with music. Born into a family of amateur musicians in...
Aida Overton Walker: "Queen of the Cakewalk"
Born on Februray 18, 1880, Aida Overton Walker was a singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer, regarded as the leading African American...
5 Reasons to See the Hip-Hop Musical ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway
Hamilton, the smash hit musical about our most controversial founding father, is now playing at the Richard Rodgers Theater. In addition...
Judith Jamison: The Human Body as Song
Judith Jamison joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965 and quickly became an international star. Over the next 15 years, Mr....
Dave Chappelle Announces Intimate Fall Tour
Dave Chappelle will be embarking on an intimate U.S. tour this fall, hitting small clubs in the Mountain States and Northeast. The...
