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 
Renee Watson and Jacqueline Woodson
Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem In her inspired Young Adult debut, This... Read More
Featuring Exhibits Focusing on Artists of Color
I recently visited the Brooklyn Museum to view some of the outstanding African/African American-centered exhibits on display, in particular the Kehinde Wiley oils and sculptures... Read More
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Money Jungle
Monday, March 16, 2015, 7pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd Manhattan In 1962, Duke Ellington recorded a trio date with... Read More
Carnegie Kids: Sbongiseni Duma
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Bronx Library Center Sunday, March 15, 2015, 2:00pm 310 East Kingsbridge Road (at Briggs Avenue) Bronx (718) 579-4244 Singer and dancer Sbongiseni Duma takes families... Read More
Spike Lee’s Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Friday, March 13, 2015, 7:00pm Raw Space Culture Gallery 2031 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (Bet. 121st & 122nd Sts) Manhattan Admission: $10 A Spike Lee Joint,... Read More
Midnight Rumba
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Thursday, March 12, 2015, 11pm until Close Zinc Bar 82 West 3rd Street Between Thompson & Sullivan Sts.) Manhattan (212) 477-9462 The essence of AfroCuban music... Read More
Mary Helen Washington and Farah Jasmine Griffin
Video: Mary Helen Washington Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem The Other Blacklist explores... Read More
Brothers from the Bottom
March 6, 2015—March 29, 2015 Friday 8pm, Saturday 3 & 8pm, and Sunday 2 & 7pm The Billie Holiday Theatre In Residence at The Brooklyn... Read More