The National Endowment for the Arts on Monday announced its class of 2018 Jazz Masters, awarding the annual fellowship to a broad range of honorees at various stages of their careers.
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Detroit Renames Street After Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul – Atlanta Black Star
DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin’s hometown of Detroit has named a street after her.
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A Half-Century After His Untimely Death, Iconic Soul Man Otis Redding Still Soars – Atlanta Black Star
Redding wrote his own music in an era when many African-American artists did not or were not allowed to.
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Wynonie Harris Lived The Life He Sang About – Chicago Tribune
Booze, women and partying were the favorite lyrical fare of raucous blues shouter Wynonie Harris.
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Black Music History: From Plantations to the White House – NOFI
At every stage of their integration on American soil, black people have created the kind of music that reflected their social integration as well as their state of mind. That was the starting point of The young African-American and the rap phenomenon, a study conducted by Pascal Archimède, trainer in english and author of the book « Music in professional language training ».
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Orchestra Noir Conductor Puts Black Kids First: ‘You Have Classical Music As a Career Choice’ – Atlanta Black Star
Orchestra Noir is likely the kind of ensemble you’ve never seen or heard before.
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Remembering Chuck Berry – The Atlantic
The rock ‘n’ roll legend—who died at the age of 90—was a fierce guitarist and unparalleled raconteur.
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The Best Jazz Albums of 2016
Plus the best historical releases.
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‘Breaking a Monster,’ or How 3 African American Kids from Brooklyn Became Heavy Metal Superstars
When Malcolm Brickhouse, Jarad Dawkins and Alec Atkins were barely old enough stay upright on a bike, they formed a band, calling themselves Unlocking the Truth.
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