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Her collaboration with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and other jazz legends solidified her status as a cornerstone of American music. Famous songs: “Summertime,” “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” ...

“African-American musical traditions mixed with others and gradually jazz emerged from a blend of ragtime, marches, blues and other kinds of music,” writes the National Museum of American History.

Debora Wondercheck was trying to process scenes of civil unrest in 2021 when she came up with “Gospel Voices of OC,” a ...

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious ...

Seymour made central to worship the early form of gospel music that blended spirituals with emerging blues, ragtime and jazz music. Another important African American in gospel music history was the ...

Mamie Smith was one of the first African American women to record the blues, paving the way for future generations of female jazz and blues singers. Birthplace : Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Years Active ...

The Colvin-Feagin Art & Jazz Show pays tribute to two iconic Alabama State University figures, Dr. William E. Colvin and John W. Feagin, whose enduring influence as scholars and artists continues to ...

The bassist played with jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, breaking barriers at the Denver and San Francisco ...

The role of music is significantly emphasised when considering the sociocultural development of the Black Community against the backdrop of important historical events. If music has had such a ...