During the Jim Crow era in America, the world of jazz was one of the only places where Black and white people mixed together ... “Alphonso Trent and his band were the first Black musicians ...

American jazz pianist and R&B singer Patrice Rushen performed at the Greater Milwaukee Urban League's Black and White Ball. Kenny Yoo/MBJ Preview this article 1 min More than 1,100 Milwaukee-area ...

In the following decades, jazz continues to evolve, attracting both black and white audiences ... fades as new generations embrace swing, big band, bebop, and later styles. However, during ...

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 15 "Angel Of Love," from Mike & Dorothy Longo's The Rhythm of Unity: A Jazz Musician's Lifelong Journey Beyond Black and White ... Frank and I were the two ...

He also took private lessons from legendary band director Edwin Hampton. Though the Marching 100 didn’t play traditional jazz, “it was excellent training,” White ... to be Black and from ...

Voices honoring female jazz and blues legends Billie Holiday ... walls lined with Aretha Franklin memorabilia and framed black and white portraits of Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and Ray Charles.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia trombonist, composer, and scholar Brent White brings a bold reimagining of early Black American music to Chris’ Jazz Café on Tuesday, June 10 with Code ...

TRAFFIC UPDATE COMING UP IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY ... THE WORLD OF JAZZ. ALL TOURING THROUG NORTH OMAHA, OMAHA REPRESENTED WHAT THEY CALL THE CHITLIN CIRCUIT, WHICH YOU HAD BANDS COMING FROM ...

For the past three years, St. Augustine has become the home of one of the most special Black History Month ... Feb. 6 with Grammy Award-winning jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy.

In 1936, Lionel Hampton teamed up with fellow Black performer, pianist Teddy Wilson and white bandleader Benny ... Duke Ellington leads his jazz band, circa 1945. (Photo by Bettmann Archive ...