Tenor saxophonist and composer Benny Golson died on Sept. 21 at his home in Manhattan. He was 95. Some of his compositions became jazz standards during his seven-decade career that also included ...

They’re one of many venerable independent jazz acts in the U.K. releasing consistently and meeting growing audiences. Last ...

The first-ever African Festival of Arts and Culture took place in the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 28.

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Naomi Johnson, the youngest of seven, was born on January 13, 1937, in Boston, to art-loving parents immersed in diverse ...

In the catalog for her Brooklyn Museum show, scholars explore how the Black revolutionary artist lived out her beliefs after ...

The stage stars were among more than 600 people who turned out for an evening of dinner and performances to benefit Black ...

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) is set to hold its inaugural awards gala on Saturday, Oct. 5, in ...

Geordie Greep’s “The New Sound” is not going to be for everyone. Fans of his former act, the experimental British rock band ...

Austin's biggest music festival returns to Zilker Park the first two weekends in October. It's ACL's 23rd year drawing music ...

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