Who were the three women in the iconic 1958 photo known as "A Great Day in Harlem"? All three left their mark on the music in ...

The Washington Women in Jazz Festival was founded to give women and nonbinary people a place to showcase talents in an ...

A drummer, a DJ-producer and an orchestra director discuss the challenges for Black artists, how things are changing and increasing access to the arts ...

Exploring the incredible legacy left by the defiant performer and songwriter Nina Simone, particularly her 1966 song 'Four Women', which typified the era.

under-recognized Black female jazz performers and composers. Dr. Angela M. Wellman is an award-winning musician, scholar, educator, and activist. As a third-generation musician, Wellman has performed ...

The breadth of talent on display over the coming weeks is none more evident than in the number of women artists blazing ...

Sidney Story, an alderman in New Orleans, put forth an ordinance confining vice to a 16-square-block area outside the French Quarter. The area was named Storyville after him, and has been commonly—but ...

The best songs by New Jersey chanteuse Sarah Vaughan explain how she modernized the art of jazz singing in the post-war era.

For Alexander Simone, legacy is walking down the road created by two iconic Black women while paving his own. As the grandson ...

From a transcendent pianist to the Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus to a night at the movies with Symphony San Jose, there are a lot ...

Next Jazz Legacy has revealed the eight emerging improvisers in jazz that make up its 2025 cohort. Learn more about the color ...