Nora Holt was a pioneer of Chicago’s Black classical music scene. A friend of Josephine Baker, she later became a blues ...

While jazz is more improvisational, the blues is focused on guitar and lyrics. Meanwhile, the blues and the electric guitar would pave the way for Black American musicians to invent rock ‘n’ roll.

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim laughs when he remembers a gig he played shortly after he moved to America in ...

Jim Black (born 1967 in Seattle, Washington) is a jazz drummer who has performed with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas, among others. He attended Berklee College of Music. His own group, AlasNoAxis, ...

BLACK ALLEY has been pushing the art of music to its rhythmic limits for some time now. Determined to create a unique musical elixir, Black Alley has taken the finest ingredients of rock, hip-hop and ...

African-Americans in general, and black jazz musicians in particular, carry a complicated message to the rest of us, a genetic memory of our great promise and our great failing, and the music they ...

Black musicians have played a pivotal role in shaping the eclectic Boston music scene over the years, leaving an undeniable mark on the city's cultural landscape. From jazz to funk, hip-hop to ...

Many of the clubs where Black Seattleites used to gather to play and listen to jazz music are no longer standing, but an ongoing project aims to ensure they aren't forgotten. The latest ...