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 ...

A Black musician has made it his mission to connect kids in underserved neighborhoods in Boston with classical music.

Blue” has been one of the last colors to receive a name in nearly every culture, perhaps because of its rare occurrence in ...

For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Black Promoters Collective announces black music events for 2025, featuring legendary artists and emerging talent in celebrations of African American culture ...

Rakim has recently launched an AI-powered platform that combines ‘music, money, and knowledge’ for independent urban ...

In 1933, Chicagoan Florence Price became the first Black woman to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra.

These are questions and themes tackled in Preston Lauterbach’s new book, “Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King.” Lauterbach joined “Marketplace Morning Report” host David ...

Rarities that deserve their place in opera returned to stages last week: “Die Tote Stadt,” in Boston, and “L’Amant Anonyme,” ...

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