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 
Texas in Paris A musical Play based on true events by Alan Governor. Spirituals, Cowboy Songs and Country Hymns. Starring Lillias White with Scott Wakefield, Directed by Akin Babatundé.... Read More
Valerie June Friday, February 13, 2015 , 10pm CARNEGIE HALL - Zankel Hall Seventh Avenue (Between 56th and 57th Streets) Manhattan Tennessee-born singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Valerie June is inspired by country, folk, blues, and traditional Appalachian music. With a voice that “falls in a lineage line between Eartha Kitt and Erykah Badu, with hints of the young Esther Phillips and even Dolly Parton” (All Music Guide), June accompanies herself on guitar, banjo, and lap steel to create a unique brand of Americana that she describes as “organic moonshine roots.” Phone:... Read More
Hooray for Love! – Jessye Norman & Mark Markham In this Valentine’s Day salute to the love song, Jessye Norman shows us a different side of her talent by choosing some of the most... Read More
The Pocantico Center 1 min read The Pocantico Center is a venue for conferences and meetings on critical issues related to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s mission. It also serves as a... Read More
Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Have you ever looked at Wikipedia and said to yourself, “something’s missing?” Now is your chance to learn how to edit Wikipedia while improving the website’s entries on black history and culture.... Read More
Roundtable: Soul Music Now 5 min read Roundtable: Soul Music Now — A cross-section of artists, scholars, journalists, and industry related professionals discuss topics pertinent to the state and future of soul... Read More
The Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet 1 min read Thursday, February 5, 2015, 7:30 PM Harlem Stage Gatehouse 150 Convent Avenue (at 135th Street) RSVP: boxoffice@harlemstage.org RSVP: 212-281-9240, ext. 19 or 20 harlemstage.org Manhattan Composer... Read More
Black History Month/African Edition! 2 min read Celebrate with the Schomburg staff, February’s First Friday: Black History Month/African Edition!—there will be live music, signature drinks, and extended gallery viewing hours. The event will be hosted by... Read More