Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...

“During its first 16 years of existence, the Apollo presented almost every notable African-American jazz band, singer, dancer and comedian of the era,” co-curator Tuliza Fleming writes in the ...

African-American mutual aid societies developed a ... followed by Nick LaRocca and other members of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1916. The watershed moment came in 1917 when the Original ...

Norfolk State's jazz ensemble and 11 others from Historically Black Colleges and Universities are competing to open for ...

Like many African Americans with Native American ancestry ... Pettiford is considered the pioneer of the cello as a solo instrument in jazz music. In 1949, after suffering a broken arm, Pettiford ...

The International African American Museum (IAAM) is set to host "Jazz in the Garden: Featuring Charlton & Friends" on ...

Jazz emerged as a new style of music in the early twentieth century in the African American communities of New Orleans. Jazz has its origins in blues and ragtime. Jazz features lots of ...

(WCTV) - African Americans have made many contributions to music- as artistic expression, and also as a sign of unity and resilience. The influence of Black culture can be seen in blues ...

Opened in 2021, the museum aims to educate visitors on the influence of African American people on more than 50 genres of popular music, including jazz, gospel and hip-hop. Each of the museum's ...