But jazz wasn’t just mixing musical genres—it also mixed races. Decades before Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball in 1947, Black musicians were fighting discrimination and ...

The Rhythm of Unity: A Jazz Musician's Lifelong Journey Beyond Black and White article by Richard J Salvucci, published on June 6, 2023 at All About Jazz. Find more Book Review articles ...

When thinking about jazz, it’s impossible to ignore the deep, soulful contributions of Black women who have shaped the genre into what it is today.

Jazz, a genre born from the African-American experience, was once considered exclusively for Black artists. However, a group of talented White musicians dared to challenge this notion. Their ...

The folk musicians Dom Flemons, Kara Jackson, Amythyst Kiah and Tray Wellington discuss the complications of being a Black performer working in a genre now commonly associated with whiteness.

SFJAZZ lets the fight for social justice play out on its stage as it reckons with past bias that harmed Black musicians.

In the Black community, jazz is more than just music. "During a period of racial segregation, African American musicians really found their place in jazz. They found freedom in jazz," Evans said.

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM) has named Goussy Célestin and Keyanna “Key” Hutchinson as this year’s Jazz Leaders Fellowship winners. Each artist will receive $12,500, plus rehearsal space ...

The streets of the Five Points neighborhood of Denver will feature art galleries, jazz music and culinary delights in honor of Black History Month.

A 1958 photograph of Black artists in Harlem will be recreated with emerging Black artists for the UK's Black History Month this October.

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 15 "Angel Of Love," from Mike & Dorothy Longo's The Rhythm of Unity: A Jazz Musician's Lifelong Journey Beyond Black and White (Redwood Publishing, 2023). It ...