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Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell headlines Boston Pops tribute to Duke Ellington
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThanks to his father’s love of jazz music, actor and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell has had a lifelong...
“I had been warned I might be shot immediately but I decided to do it anyway": The unstoppable...
Guitar World via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJune 1992: American jazz musician Charlie Haden poses for a portrait in June 1992 in New York City,...
Tony Bennett, enraged by racism, championed civil rights alongside MLK
NBC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTony Bennett's civil rights activism is an essential part of his legacy, and he viewed his entrance...
10 Piano Albums Ben Folds Thinks Every Music Fan Should Own
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFolds selects albums from Joni Mitchell, Regina Spektor, Elton John, Ramsey Lewis, and more. 10...
For Juneteenth, travel Tampa’s 46-mile Soulwalk detailing Black history
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTAMPA — Central Avenue was once the hippest place in Tampa. It’s where Ray Charles made his first...
A First-Timer's Guide To New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere’s music everywhere you turn: jazz, gospel, zydeco, R&B, rock, bounce, funk, folk, you name it. Created in 1970 to showcase New Orleans’ unique culture, the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage ...
Book excerpt: 'The Idealist: Jack Trice and the Fight for a Forgotten College Football Legacy'
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJonathan Gelber's book, "The Idealist: Jack Trice and the Fight for a Forgotten College Football Legacy" was released Sept. 27 by Triumph Books. Trice is a former Iowa State football player ...
Best Lessons and Activities for Teaching Black History Month
Tech & Learning via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBlack History Month best lessons and activities. In 1926, Black historian Carter G. Woodson created...
Frederick Experimental Music Association hosts Mini-Fest
The Frederick News-Post, Md. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 18—LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST SOLO 8 p.m. Sept. 22 New Spire Arts, 15 W. Patrick St. Frederick Lafayette Gilchrist returns to Frederick, presenting a solo piano program at New Spire Arts that ...
From big bands to award banquets, Coshocton Lake Park has hosted big events for 100 years
The Coshocton Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCOSHOCTON − An iconic structure in Coshocton County still in use today has reached a milestone. The...