Dr. Yosef A.A. ben-Jochannan, better known as Dr. Ben joined the ancestors, passing the torch of Africana studies. His life’s work was rooted in dispelling... Read More
Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Patrick Willingham, and Chair of the Board Arielle Tepper Madover proudly announce the addition of five new... Read More
Celebrating James Baldwin and Billie Holiday
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Friday through Saturday April 10-17, 7:30pm Saturday, April 18, 7:30pm The Takeover HarlemStage Gatehouse 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th Street) Manhattan Now in its 16th year,... Read More
Brothers From the Bottom
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If you are not familiar with actor Wendell Pierce then you’ve been living under a rock. Known best as Detective Bunk Moreland on HBO’s critically... Read More
The Classical Theatre Of Harlem
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Monday, April 13, 2015, Reception 6:30pm, Concert, 8:00pm Apollo Theater Soundstage 253 West 125th street Harlem The Classical Theatre Of Harlem is set to celebrate its... Read More
Banana Puddin’ Jazz
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Saturday, April 4, 2015, 9:30pm 236 East Third Street (Between “B” & “C” Avenues) Manhattan Rome Neal in concert Special guest vocalist Najah Lewis (fresh... Read More
Benjamin Clementine
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Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30pm BRIC House Ballroom 647 Fulton Street Brooklyn $15 General Admission – Seated Show Following his UK debut on Later… with Jools Holland—the... Read More
Little-Known Basquiat Notebooks
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April 3, 2015 through August 23, 2015 The Brooklyn Museum Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn Eight rarely seen... Read More

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
Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan Has Joined The Ancestors
The Public Theater Welcomes New Board Members