‘The people’s painter’ left mark in Black art internationally — but shined in NC hometown
Langston Hughes is known as the people’s poet. I would say Biggers is the people’s painter. The man and the work are one.” ...
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Blue Note Records
This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny ...
Black History Month: Celebrating the innovators, teachers and legends from Chicago and beyond
CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.
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Beloved Rock Music Figure David Byrd Has Died
The artist who helped define the visual language of rock and roll’s golden age has taken his final bow. David Edward Byrd, whose psychedelic posters captured the spirit of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and ...
Reading Whistler’s Nocturne in Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge as a piece of music
Whistler’s paintings were first compared to music in 1863 when the French critic Paul Manz described his haunting portrait, ...
The Charlotte Observer on MSN10d
Meet 9 trailblazing ‘hidden figures’ of Black history from across the Charlotte region
In 1958, Williams chaired the Committee to Combat Racial Injustice, which organized to defend two Black boys, ages 7 and 9, ...
State-of-the-art Steinway piano transforms instruction at USCA
USC Aiken's new Steinway Spirio high-resolution player piano can be used for performances, recording, instruction, and playing recreated performances ...
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Unheralded 'Subway Sam' a champion for Black ballplayers
In a career that dates back to the 1970s, Ivan Nahem has written and performed music that defies convention. The vocalist and ...
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Travis at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 5 things to know
It was 35 years ago that Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop, met as fellow students at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. They’d ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar led one of the best Grammys in years. Has the awards show transformed?
The Grammy Awards have long been criticized over a lack of diversity, with a history of artists of color, women, and rap and ...
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Jordan Markus ascends to title role in the 1st national tour of ‘MJ the Musical’
Experience the King of Pop's legacy with 'MJ the Musical' on tour, featuring Jordan Markus in the title role. Don't miss this ...
An interview with veteran jazz musician Charles McPherson: “Art is an expression of the human condition”
The WSWS recently spoke to master musician Charles McPherson about the relationship between music, art and society.