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More than anything else, Shinichirō Watanabe wanted Kamasi Washington to trust his musical instincts.
New Documentary By Award-winning Director Ben Makinen Honors Native American And LGBTQ+ Contributions To Jazz – Watch Free On Patreon. Posted in “TV / Film” column. Published: April 30, 2025 @ All Abo ...
The latest in the author’s Acoustic Rooster franchise, a PBS Kids special and series aim to teach children the beauty of ...
In the jazz up and comers of today the hallmarks of improvisation, musicality, humanity and depth are very much present. From ...
Decades before Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball, these Black musicians were fighting discrimination and ...
The superstar brought her country album to life in Inglewood with elaborate plotting and choreography themed around the ...
"Paris Noir" looks at the vibrant communities of Black artists who came to the French capital between 1950 and 2000.
Director Charles Newell’s production is a thrillingly staged piece of theater, uncannily appropriate to the moment.
Lil Wayne and the Roots played to a huge crowd in his hometown at the 2025 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival ...
The “artist-reporter” Allan Rohan Crite’s straightforward depictions of ordinary Black city life challenged simplistic ...
James Brown's message of Black pride and hope resonated with the Black Power movement. Learn about his legacy and the current ...
THE PULSATING force of blues music sets the tone for one of the best blockbusters of the year, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, which brings together the gruesomeness of vampire lore and the real horrors of so ...