Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (917) 275-6975 Harlem Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1754-1784) was... Read More
First Fridays: Holiday “Black Tie” Edition
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Friday, December 4, 2015, 6 – 9pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (917) 275-6975 Harlem The Schomburg Center present ... Read More
BRIC FamJam: Holiday Greetings!
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December 5, 2015 – 10am BRIC House Ballroom 647 Fulton Street (718) 683-5600 Brooklyn Introducing a new family program designed as a workshop for families... Read More
Thad Jones (March 28, 1923- August, 21, 1986) & Mel Lewis (May 10, 1929 – February 2, 1990). Thad Jones was the younger brother of the... Read More
Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, 12:30 to 1:45 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd, Harlem, NYC, Viewing of the American Negro... Read More
Thursday, December 3, 2015, 8pm The Wiz Live! Starring: Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Shanice Williams, David Alan Grier, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Uzo Aduba, Amber... Read More
Shirley Verrett — Opera Singer
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Videos: Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 – November 5, 2010) Luciano Pavarotti & Shirley Verrett – Mario, Mario, Mario! / Tosca (1080pHD) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3MJBRMsOS4 For all of... Read More
Readings and Conversations
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Wednesday, December 2, 5:30pm to 7:30pm The Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse (718) 681-6000 Bronx Hop off The Bronx Trolley: First... Read More

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! 🎶
Grady Tate: The Rhythm Driving Jazz, Soul, and Beyond
Al Jones Blues Band: A Munich Tradition and Blues Legacy
February 26: Sidney Poitier
February 25: Paul Robeson
February 6: Lorraine Hansberry
George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth
February 4: Augusta Savage
February 1: Jacob Lawrence
✨ Sneak Peek Alert! ✨— Jacob Lawrence
Pioneers of Style/ Influential African-American Icons in Art and Fashion
The First Book Published by an African-American: Poet Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1754-1784)
Meet the Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra
NTC Discusses Harlem’s History, Culture and Theatre
The Wiz Live! – Shanice Williams and Stephanie Mills Sing “Home”