Thousands of music lovers packed the streets Saturday for San Francisco's iconic Fillmore Jazz Festival. "I love all the bands," said Sheryl Pearson, a Fairfield resident. "The bands are good, the ...

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African-American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor Lionel Hampton, Jazz musician Ziggy Elman and a Jazz orchestra playing instruments and singing, 1945.

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious ...

During the Jazz Age of the 1920s and ’30s, South Carolina played a key yet often overlooked role in shaping the sound and ...

Lara Downes sits down with the brilliant jazz harpist to discuss the power of female lineage in the worlds of jazz and ...

The cultural makeup of early New Orleans differed dramatically from other American cities. By the late 1700s, people of African descent – both enslaved and free – constituted more than half ...

Jazz is deeply rooted in Paris's modern culture, thanks to African American musicians. The City of Lights holds dozens of large jazz festivals every year, and the Due des Lombards club is ...

The role of music is significantly emphasised when considering the sociocultural development of the Black Community against the backdrop of important historical events. If music has had such a ...

The Colvin-Feagin Art & Jazz Show pays tribute to two iconic Alabama State University figures, Dr. William E. Colvin and John W. Feagin, whose enduring influence as scholars and artists continues to ...