Musicians Launch “Dear American Orchestras” Campaign 
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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 
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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
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🎉 Honoring Alvin Ailey Jr. on His Birthday – January 5
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January’s Top HBCU Sports Stories: Must-Watch Games and Rising Stars
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🎉 Honoring Dr. John Henrik Clarke on His Birthday – January 1st
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Al Jones Blues Band: A Munich Tradition and Blues Legacy
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