Though jazz and classic blues are really early twentieth-century ... when Dan Rice-for the first time in American history-"blacked up" for a variety show in New York's Bowery district. The show became ...

For those of us engaged in trying to understand it, the history of jazz turns out to be much more than a study of this extraordinary American music. Jazz has offered a precise prism through which ...

the jazz they deemed worth discussion—was a white phenomenon, stripped of its African American roots. It would take another decade for the magazine to give equal attention to Black musicians.

Kansas City’s American Jazz Museum was little more than a dream at the time. It had neither a name nor a location. But Berkley and others felt it wise to start acquiring artifacts like those flicks ...

Crosby Kemper full conversation discussing the importance of this vibrant center for Black history and culture with NLBM President Bob Kendrick, American Jazz Museum’s Muriel Boyd, and authors ...

Another reminder — with live musical demonstrations on stage — is coming to Kiggins Theatre. As part of its ongoing History ...

Navigate your way around the major music festivals of America and zoom to discover ... including The History of Jazz, Delta Blues and How to Listen to Jazz. His next book, Music: A Subversive ...

Jazz music has a rich and evolving history in India, with its roots stretching back to the early 20th century when ...

Mamie Smith made history in February 1920 when she ... Obama as “the ambassador who brought his all-American music to the world”. Like jazz, the blues is truly an “all-American music ...

Chief The third Monday of January — this year’s Jan. 20 — serves as the day to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr, ...

Jackson Pollock's action painting technique reflected the improvisation, freedom, and rhythm of the jazz music he loved. Looking for more? Visit Smithsonian Jazz at the National Museum of American ...

Encompassing decades of Caribbean music styles, jazz and classic tunes from the Great American Songbook, Jamaican American ...