Ellington recorded “Black and Tan Fantasy” several times in 1927 with a small orchestra, showing off the ensemble’s tightly honed, potently expressive sound. Moran converted it into a solo, which he ...

In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who “talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it ...

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

Latter-day Saint songwriter and filmmaker Mauli Bonner offers suggestions for how church members can root out racism in the ...

A mass shooting at Florida State University's Tallahassee campus killed two and injured six. Here's what we know as of Thursday, April 24.

Broadway’s brightest are trading the stage for the softball field as the Broadway Show League celebrates its 70th opening day ...

For Tony winner Bob Martin, March 11 will likely go down as the trickiest day of of his entire career. He wrote the book for ...

Serving nine UC campuses and two national laboratories, Lick Observatory continues to be at the forefront of groundbreaking ...

Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week, starting ...

Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day. Explore some stops along the DC Indie Bookstore Crawl, special events for all ages at Old Town Books and free drinks and swag at People’s Book in Takoma Park. Or ...