DENVER, Colo — Preserving jazz history is preserving Black history. "I'm sitting here at Dazzle, which is the premier jazz club in the entire Rocky Mountain region,” said Purnell Steen, a pianist and ...
1. Noto Sangoma - African Jazz Pioneers; 2. Thaba Bosiu - Sipho Mabuse; 3. African Marketplace - Abdullah Ibrahim; 4. Tunji's Song - Chris McGregor & the Brotherhood of Breath; 5. Cabbage and Roti - ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) John Coltrane, one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time, revolutionized the genre with his innovative techniques, spiritual depth, and breathtaking improvisation. His ...
Celebrating Mzansi’s rich musical heritage, Sam Nhlengethwa’s artwork sets the tone for what promises to be an unforgettable ...
Duke Ellington rejected it, Charles Mingus was ambivalent about it, and Wynton Marsalis is okay with it. For many African American musicians the word “jazz” is a double-edged term, sometimes ...
The Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek is set to make history as the first-ever Montreux Jazz Festival on African soil, ...
Professor of Global Jazz Studies and Music, Herb Alpert School of Music, University of California, Los Angeles One of the most influential artists in South Africa’s rich history of jazz is Kippie ...
Pianist/composer Nduduzo Makhathini and vocalist Vuyo Sotashe performed music by jazz master Bheki Mseleku and Makhathini last week at Jazz at Lincoln Center, part of JALC’s “Mother Africa” season.