A Night of Jazz, Legacy, and the Unexpected at Unterfahrt 
Cultural Wrap-Up May 23, 2025 | Patti LaBelle … 
✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025 
✨ Cultural Wrap-Up: Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Muddy Waters – April 29, 2025 
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 
Jazz vocalist Andy Bey Solo — Live at Zinc Bar
Have a look at the Andy Bey. If your not familiar with mellow voice you’ll hopefully enjoy him. Live at Zinc Bar... Read More
Pianist Don Pullen interviewed by Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis speaks with Don Pullen about his unusual style. Don remarked that he had experimented a lot to find his unique style. Here he is... Read More
Jazz Vocalist Lorez Alexandria
If your don’t know Lorez Alexandria (August 14, 1929 – May 22, 2001) then you’ll thank me for introducing you to one of the most... Read More
Perri Gaffney’s South Africa: A Durban Dream
3 min read
(Photographs will be attached later.) The last time I visited the Motherland was in 1997, eighteen years ago. Back then I visited several west and eastern African countries, South Africa being among them.... Read More
Noam Chomsky on Black Lives Matter
Noam Chomsky discussed in 2015 the Black Lives Matter movement and Why Won’t U.S. Own Up to History of Slavery & Racism?... Read More
Norman Connors Live at Catalina Bar & Grill
I hope you enjoy this interlude with Norman Connor. In the latter 1970s I bumped into Norman Connors often in Manhattan. I was always impressed... Read More
The Restoration of Gilbert Lewis
4 min read
Gilbert Lewis was a powerful presence on stage, in film and TV. His chameleon talents made him the quintessential Troy Maxson in August Wilson’s FENCES,... Read More
Dee Dee LeVant Gospel Ensemble
1 min read
September 6, 2015, 2:00pm to 4:00pm Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues Dee Dee LeVant comes... Read More