The exciting new groundbreaking book by George M. Johnson, "Flamboyants: the Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known," is ...

The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in ... On October 1, 1941, a group of musicians recorded "King Joe (Joe Louis Blues)." Jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie wrote the music ...

In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...

Marjorie Eliot has been hosting jazz concerts in her Harlem apartment for 30 years. We went to check out the music scene in ...

Black History Connection: Swing music was deeply tied to Black culture and the Harlem Renaissance. “It Don’t Mean a Thing” was a declaration of the artistic and cultural impact of jazz ...

Johnson displayed classical, jazz and soul music pieces, incorporating work derived from what people consider “Western” genres and Black musical traditions. “One of the important ideas of the Harlem ...

and their British brethren into supremely imaginative vehicles for improvisation with his 18 piece jazz big band. With A Lousy Day in Harlem, he unleashes his talent-laden ensemble on a gorgeous array ...

The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in ... On October 1, 1941, a group of musicians recorded "King Joe (Joe Louis Blues)." Jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie wrote the music ...