In 1951 the book “A Walker in the City” was published. It was an ode to New York City, good and bad, and it might seem... Read More
Bob Gumbs’ “Lady in Gold”
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Bob Gumbs was born in Harlem, New York on March 15, 1939. Raised in the Morrisania section of the South Bronx, he graduated from City... Read More
Jimmy James Greene’s “Easter Ritual”
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Jimmy James Greene began his professional career as the mural apprentice for acclaimed painter Jon Onye Lockard. Under his direction, they produced murals that are... Read More
Miles Davis once said in an interview, “Everything we try to play, Pops has already played it.” This praise, coming from such a renowned innovator... Read More
Glenda Jones has taken photographs and documented the culture of women and children around the world, with a particular focus on Africa, due to its... Read More
Art: Lisa DuBois’ “If You Hear the Dogs”
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Lisa Dubois is an artist, curator and photographer who was born in Harlem. She received her professional photography degree from the Germain School of Photography,... Read More
Chester Higgins (Lexington, Kentucky, 1948) is an American photographer. He spent his childhood in Brockton, Alabama and studied business management at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee... Read More
Ademola Olugebefola’s artistic career spans the significant part of the radical change that began in the mid century roil of the 20th century when he... Read More

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! 🎶
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
Alex Harsley, Photographer in the City, of The City
Louis Armstrong Continuum — “Art in a Time of Emergency”
Glenda Jones Photographs — Ethiopian Omo Valley
Chester Higgins’ “State of Affairs — The American Flag”
Ademola Olugebefola’s Freedom Movement Morphs into Tri-Fusion