Figures like Du Bois, Hurston, and Baldwin stitched freedom into fabric—not out of vanity but vision. To revisit their style ...

“Jazz has absorbed whatever was around from the very beginning,” the writer Francis Davis told Wen Stephenson in a 1996 ...

The “artist-reporter” Allan Rohan Crite’s straightforward depictions of ordinary Black city life challenged simplistic ...

Explore how Lenny Kravitz has shaped rock music and fashion, leaving an indelible mark as a cultural icon and creative ...

CINCO DE MAYO FEST: May 5, 4 p.m. until; Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd. in Metairie. The largest celebration of Mexican ...

For decades, Black wrestlers were forced to play caricatures for crowd approval. Now we look at how this era of authentic ...

The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM), presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto, is proud to unveil the program for its 45th edition! For 10 wonderful days, from June ...

It doesn’t sound bad necessarily, but the originality and spark of what transcends good to great music is lost. Art is always more interesting when there’s variety being pushed. For Jack White, ...

One of them is Takiaya Reed, a Black, Cherokee, Two-Spirit musician that leads ... When she told people she was a musician, they assumed that she was a jazz artist. Finally, she had to just straight ...

Jazz fans, mark your calendars for Friday, April 25 and the 2025 Black Hawk College Jazz Festival ... He has worked with award-winning musicians in Florida, Michigan, New York, Illinois and ...

Ani DiFranco with special guest Wryn: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 10-11, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. Folk, punk, hip-hop, soul and electronic ...

Betty’s multitude of nutty roles during her decade-long heyday is cleverly addressed head-on in a snappy opening number in the all-black-and-white, lingo-spouting ... interest in Trisha’s brother, a ...