"Summertime," composed by George Gershwin for Porgy and Bess, has become one of the most recorded songs in history, with over 25,000 versions. This video explores its origins, from African-American ...

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with concerts and lion dances, enjoy a discounted meal during Winter Restaurant Week, or immerse yourself in a game festival.

One nice spring day in May 2024, trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire and his band—a distinctive lineup of pianist Sam Harris, drummer Justin Brown, After a near-death experience, trumpet innovator ...

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on ...

Who is Johnny Mathis' wife? The American pop singer has never been married and has no kids. Discover details of his romantic ...

As part of its ongoing History on Tap collaboration with the Clark County Historical Museum, Kiggins will present a talk and concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 focused on the earliest days of jazz ...

Zwerin pieced together “Gimme Shelter” in a cruddy room at the Londonderry Hotel, the film cannisters piled on windowsills.

Fronted in LA by the magnetic Arthur Lee, Love emerged from the Sunset Strip scene around the same time as The Doors - but where Jim Morrison and co went on to stardom, Love snatched defeat from the ...

Whenever a revolutionarily new means of communication comes along, the young glom onto it and many of their elders believe it ...

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...