Musicians Launch “Dear American Orchestras” Campaign 
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A Night of Jazz, Legacy, and the Unexpected at Unterfahrt 
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February 28: Sarah Vaughan 
February 25: Paul Robeson 
February 23: Marian Anderson 
February 22: Berry Gordy 
February 20: Duke Ellington 
February 19: Nina Simone: The Power of Protest Through Music 
February 18: Bessie Smith: Jazz’s First Superstar 
February 17: Thomas A. Dorsey 
February 16: Ma Rainey 
February 15: John Coltrane 
February 14: Scott Joplin 
February 12: Art Tatum 
Fatoumata Diawara: A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity 
February 11. Ella Fitzgerald 
February 8: Louis Armstrong 
February 2: Mahalia Jackson 
Sylvester: Beyond the Gimmick | 1980-1-1 
The Ntu Sound Chamber: A Spiritual Jazz Journey with WDR Big Band and Nduduzo Makhathini 
Music: WRVR-FM JAZZ RADIO | 8/1978 
Part 3. – Miles Davis and the Evolution of Jazz Fusion from Classical Roots 
Part 2. — How the Modern Jazz Quartet Blended Jazz and Classical Music to Create Something Timeless 
Part I. Blending Jazz and Classical Music: Schuller, Davis, and MJQ 
Introducing the Series: Jazz at the Crossroads of Innovation 
🎉 Happy Birthday to the Legendary James Mtume! 🎶 
February 26: Sidney Poitier 
February 25: Paul Robeson 
February 6: Lorraine Hansberry 
George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth 
James Augustus Van Der Zee — Harlem Renaissance Historian 
February 4: Augusta Savage 
February 1: Jacob Lawrence 
✨ Sneak Peek Alert! ✨— Jacob Lawrence 
The Cotton Club During The Harlem Renaissance
Cotton Club dancers Bessie Dudley and Florence Hill are dancing like crazy! Alice Barker (Sepia Stepper), 102 year old dancer, sees herself on film for... Read More
Clifton Anderson
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Saturday, January 9, 2016, 9pm BAMcafé Live Peter Jay Sharp building 30 Lafayette Avenue (between St Felix Street and Ashland Place) Brooklyn (718) 636-4100 Trombone virtuoso... Read More
‘Nuf Said 
American Dance Platform Series
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January 12-17, 2016 The Joyce Theater 175 Eighth Avenue Manhattan 212- 691 9740 Dedicated to the memory of Theodore S. Bartwink of The Harkness Foundation... Read More
Virtual Duets: Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole
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Video Virtual Duets: “Unforgettable” & “When I Fall In Love”- Natalie Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015). Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 –... Read More
Broadway Production “Black and Blue” – Linda Hopkins & Ruth Brown
How fortunate I was to see “Black and Blue” perhaps 10 times during its run on Broadway. I hope you enjoy the principals of the... Read More
Cab Calloway — Mister Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway, Singer and Bandleader (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994)... Read More
“Bronx Stories” – Fifth-Year Anniversary
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Friday, January 8, 6:30pm to 9:00pm The Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse Bronx Celebrate the five-year anniversary of Bronx Stories with a... Read More