✨ Cultural Wrap-Up: Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Muddy Waters – April 29, 2025 ROUTES: A Guide to African-American Culture✨ Cultural Wrap-Up – Tuesday, April 29, 2025 🎉 Birthday Spotlight: Duke Ellington (b. April 29, 1899)Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington didn’t... Read More
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African-American Pianists at the Gateways Music Festival In the shadows of the behemoth Lincoln Center complex, located just of Broadway at 65th Street is a smaller musical resource known as the Elaine... Read More
Bill’s Place, Speakeasies and Billie Holiday on Swing Street Jazz Rooted on Swing Street at Bill’s Place In Harlem, sandwiched between the noisy clatter of the number 2 and 3 and C trains, is... Read More
“Paradise Square” and New Perspectives on Tap Dance At a recent Routes editorial meeting, there was a deep and somewhat heated conversation about the new musical on Broadway called “Paradise Square.” Produced by... Read More
Stepping into the Future with Trumpeter Theo Crocker For the first time since the pandemic, on Saturday, March 26th at the Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, I stepped from confinement to... Read More