Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones to Star in ‘The Gin Game’ on Broadway
Multiple award-winning actors Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones will appear together on stage for the first time in almost 50 years in a...
Women in Jazz: Sarah Vaughan, African American Classical Music (Jazz) Soloist
Sarah Vaughan sang in the choir of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Newark, as a child, where at the age of 12 she became organist. In October...
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...
