Sarah Vaughan (Sassy) Jazz Vocalist
Jazz vocalist, Sarah Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) soars easily above and below vocal ranges — her voice glides from sassy contralto... Read More
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SOUL! Ellis Haizlip, Bill Withers, McCoy Tyner
Ellis Haizlip, the host of “SOUL!” and many other endeavors in the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s, was one of the staunchest supporters of African-American culture. Radio... Read More
Staged reading of “Searching for Willie Lynch”
October 28, 2015, 8pm St. Luke’s Theatre 308 W. 46th St. Manhattan On a bank of the James River in the colony of Virginia in 1712,... Read More
Nona Hendryx Debuts New Body of Work
Bringing two disciplines together is inspiring, challenging and a beautiful cruelty – Nona Hendryx The Sol Studio 2073 Seventh Avenue at 124th Street Through October 18,... Read More
Jamal Joseph & Daniel Beaty’s “Chapter + Verse”
September 26, 2015, the 19th Urbanworld Film Festival presented the world premier of “Chapter + Verse”, the flagship production of Harlem Films, a new movie making... Read More
“Who is Gil Scott-Heron?” plus Interview
We learn why the “Revolution Will Not Be Televised” poet Gill Scot-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdqLAeyqVr8... Read More
Gospel All Stars! – “Mary Don’t You Weep”
Here we have Cissy Houston, Edwin Hawkins, The Winans, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Marvin Winans, Saundra Crouch, Andre Crouch, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Shirley Caesar, The... Read More
History Detectives | Slave Songbook | PBS
A captivating documentary on the origin of the Spiritual. It looks at links to the genres jazz, gospel and blues, etc. ... Read More