Bill Sebastian built his first "visual synthesizer" in the 1970s and performed it onstage with the pioneering jazz musician Sun Ra. Now, with the advancement of virtual reality, he plays his ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...

“The New Sound” is an album packed to the brim with Brazilian jazz, cacophonous sounds, chaotic instrumental passages and the ...

As well as being an incredible songwriter and performer, Nina Simone was a tireless activist within the civil rights movement, which often influenced her music.

In 2017, Denise S. Young released her first single, "Come Sunday," an interpretation of Duke Ellington's classic hymn. This ...

The saxophonist and composer has spent 50 years in the New York scene. As he turns 70, he’s commanding gigs at a Brooklyn bar ...

As hard as some try to argue otherwise, researchers and scientists have proven without a shadow of a doubt that all human ...

Introducing Blacmex: the new UK music export office dedicated to promoting and supporting Black music genres and talent.

With his new album 1978, the year of his birth, guitarist and singer José James updates classic soul in a live KNKX Studio ...

A solo exhibition of the poet and visual artist Ted Joans is a mostly fitting tribute to an artistic visionary.

The Utah Hockey Club, played its first game in franchise history on Tuesday, officially ending the story of the Arizona ...

It’s an unmatched tradition that you can’t experience anywhere but at an HBCU football stadium. For the marching band members ...