Jazz

Grady Tate — “Sack Full Of Dreams” 1 min read

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Grady Tate — “Sack Full Of Dreams”

Ronald Bunn 5 years ago

💐Grady Tate, transitioned October 8, 2017, was a jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. Tate released many solo albums and he lent his voice... Read More

Rene McLean Speaks to Pan-African Music and Culture 5 min read

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Rene McLean Speaks to Pan-African Music and Culture

Ron Scott 5 years ago 2

It has been over a year since alto saxophonist and composer Rene McLean performed in front of a live audience, due to the Pandemic. The... Read More

Nnenna Freelon’s Love Letters to Husband Phil 5 min read

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• Music

Nnenna Freelon’s Love Letters to Husband Phil

TL Smith 5 years ago

Nnenna Freelon doesn’t put too much stock into what people think of her anymore. That goes for the type of music she wants to make... Read More

Louis Armstrong Continuum — “Art in a Time of Emergency” 5 min read

• Jazz

Louis Armstrong Continuum — “Art in a Time of Emergency”

Ron Scott 5 years ago

Miles Davis once said in an interview, “Everything we try to play, Pops has already played it.” This praise, coming from such a renowned innovator... Read More

Billie Holiday, neé Eleanor Gough McKay Podcast 1 min read

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• Jazz
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Billie Holiday, neé Eleanor Gough McKay Podcast

Ronald Bunn 5 years ago

The times are changing and ROUTES, A Guide to African-American Culture just published it’s first podcast episode. We have been documenting the strides of African-Americans... Read More

The Seasoned Woman Speaks, Part One 11 min read

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• Politics
• Theatre

The Seasoned Woman Speaks, Part One

Theda Palmer Saxton PhD 5 years ago

A sweet and salty narrative from the honest heart of a Black woman who has known the soul of Harlem and New York for nearly 60 years.... Read More

Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet

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Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet

Ronald Bunn 6 years ago

Composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire cut his jazz teeth playing professionally while still in high school. Inspired by legendary saxophonists Joe Henderson and Steve Coleman, he won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and released his first album in 2007.... Read More

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

1 min read

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• Music

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

Ronald Bunn 6 years ago

Nina Simone, Nee  Eunice Kathleen Waymon, February 21, 1933 in Tryon (North Carolina), USA; Died – April, 21, 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, France) Nina Simone in... Read More