Enslaved people would sing work songs while working the plantations and religious spirituals in church. Combined with the African rhythms, these musical styles were the foundation of blues. The ...

Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 1437/3437/5437 (1)–Jazz Combo Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 3642 (3)–History of Jazz Studies the ...

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

Not one place” says Carr. “Birmingham has this jazz history that is really distinctive, unique, and important, I think, José, but unknown,” Matthews told Carr during a conversation in the ...

As part of its ongoing History on Tap collaboration with the Clark County Historical Museum, Kiggins will present a talk and concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 focused on the earliest days of jazz ...