Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes

November 7, 2024

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Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering

July 15, 2024

By: The Conversation

Coming In Hot: These Afrobeats stars are set to light up the summer

July 2, 2024

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Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow

April 13, 2024

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George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ is a story of jazz, race and the fraught notion of America’s melting pot

February 10, 2024

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January 23, 2024

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Baker’s Keyboard Lounge still thriving in Detroit

November 26, 2023

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Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis among headliners at the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

September 22, 2023

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Tony Bennett: the timeless visionary who, with a nod to America’s musical heritage, embraced the future

July 23, 2023

By: The Conversation

US music education has a history of anti-Blackness that is finally being confronted

June 28, 2023

By: The Conversation