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The African American Artists Who Moved To Paris During The Jazz Age
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn the roaring twenties, the world buzzed with jazz rhythms and a spirit of liberation. It was an...
Cartoonist and jazz musician Wally Fawkes dies aged 98
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoThe political cartoonist and jazz musician Wally Fawkes, who used the pen name Trog, has died at the...
New Orleans music's old guard still star at Jazz Fest
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBassist George Porter Jr. and drummer Zigaboo Modeliste played the very first New Orleans Jazz &...
Georgia Blackmon, Norm Vickers and Dorothy Kaufmann made a difference in Pensacola
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhen I left the Pensacola News Journal late in 2018, I wrote a little farewell column where I talked...
Sounds of success: The history and legacy of Blue Note records
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJazz was born in America, and helped create a new America. An upstart art, this revolutionary music didn’t come from old European capitals but from Southern cities and Northern slums. A hot, ...
18 Famous People Who Died on Their Birthday, From Shakespeare to Ingrid Bergman (Photos)
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAnyone can die on their birthday, but you’re only gonna end up on a list of people who died on their...
Brad Pitt Launches New 'Petite Fleur' Champagne: 'Brad Is Very Hands On,' Says Source (Exclusive)
People via Yahoo News· 9 months ago"He has a vision," adds the source, "and loves seeing it evolve and sharing it." SERGE CHAPUIS,...
How Henry Butler’s Piano Rekindled a Fiery NOLA Tradition
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRick DiamondWhen the New Orleans pianist Henry Butler reached New York in 2009, the strapping dude...
Yocum's new season of Jazz on the Avenue begins with tribute to 'Doc' Mulligan [Spotlight]
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 2—The Yocum Institute for Arts Education, Spring Township, has announced its upcoming series of Jazz on the Avenue concerts, which begins Friday at 7 p.m. with Mike Eben's tribute to the ...
How To Spend A Day In Black-Owned Paris
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditorial note: This article was originally published on February 22, 2019. Written by Maya Dorsey of LaVieLocale.com Paris is one of the most visited...