Who Should Play Yoko Ono, Pattie Boyd, Barbara Bach, and Other Women From the Beatles’ Universe?
In what many initially thought was an April Fool’s Day joke, it was announced on Tuesday that Sam Mendes will direct a ...
Alice Randall Talks Country Music’s Black History At Fisk University
"The Intersection of Country Music and Fisk University" highlighted Fisk's iconic Jubilee Singers and former student Lil Hardin Armstrong.
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Billie Holiday
God Bless the Child.” “I’ll Be Seeing You.” And of course, “Strange Fruit.” Ten writers and musicians share what they love ...
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WJZZ: The Revival of the World’s First African American-Owned Jazz Radio Station, 66 years later
By the early 1970s, WCHB’s founders realized that the station could do more for jazz by fully committing to the genre. So, in ...
Alice Randall discusses Fisk University, Black women's role in country music's history
Alice Randall discussed Fisk University and Black women's important role in the foundational roots, profession of country ...
Jazz Is Profoundly American
Alexander is an acclaimed poet, scholar, and cultural advocate. She is the president of the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s ...
Martha Argerich, the Elusive, Enigmatic ‘Goddess’ of the Piano
Argerich (pronounced AR-guh-reech), who grew up in Argentina but has lived for decades in Geneva, has a reputation for mysticism. She can summon immense power and velocity in Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky ...
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Four women pianists debut ‘Eight Eight Time’ for Jazz Appreciation Month
Just in time for April’s Jazz Appreciation Month, “Eight Eight Time” is coming to Drexel University's Mandel Theater April 3-5. This musical will be a rare experience with four grand ...
Vintage photos show what life looked like in the 1920s
Life in the 1920s looked vastly different than our world today. From fashion and music to sports and travel, here's how times ...
Does Columbus' music scene embrace diversity? We talked to 3 artists about their experience
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 ...
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Lady Donli: the Pan African Rockstar
Fresh off her Pan African Rockstar tour, Lady Donli returns with new music, deeper reflections on Northern Nigerian culture, ...
Want to catch some of the District’s finest jazz musicians?
The Washington Women in Jazz Festival was founded to give women and nonbinary people a place to showcase talents in an ...