The first Black woman to run for president brought her leadership on a national stage and forced the country to reckon with ...

Each day of the Rochester International Jazz Festival provides a bounty of choices for music lovers. Here are some options.

NEW YORK — Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music ...

It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and ...

Singer, composer and arranger Lora Sherrodd is currently crowdfunding for the 2026 release of her jazz album, "The Boss," which reimagines jazz through a modern, female ... p.m. at Black Squirrel ...

He was a rarity: a Black man singing jazz, a field in which women had long dominated, alongside white singers like Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. “A lot of men don’t want to sing ballads ...

From smooth and sultry vocals to bold, groundbreaking instrumentals, Black female jazz artists have ... she became one of the most beloved jazz singers of all time. Hits, like “Summertime ...

Credit: American jazz scat singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917 - 1996) in performance during the Sunday Night Show at the London Palladium. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) The history of jazz features many ...

Voices honoring female jazz and blues ... Holiday — celebrated the jazz and blues icons onstage, performing in Covington's "Satin Doll Revue" to close out Black History Month in style and ...

One of the most beloved and controversial jazz singers of our community had impeccable ... Walker was probably one of the first to introduce us to Black women in luxury. The New York Times wrote ...

On top of all that, famous Black female singers from the 50s were hit with ... which also included elements of jazz, soul, and gospel. Those innovations were recognized with a Grammy Lifetime ...