A Big Freedia show is typically a twerk-a-thon of booty-bouncing dancers. But throughout the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, fans have seen a different side of the Queen of Bounce. This ...

I was happily lurking in the “food court” zone of the Monterey Jazz Festival last weekend, awaiting my BBQ Tri-Tip sandwich from Cre’s, which I knew would not disappoint. It’s a tradition here at the ...

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Before streaming services, black music was pressed onto 78-rpm records, even before vinyl. As we wrap up our Black Music Appreciation Month celebration, we introduce you to ...

A famed choir is coming to the 2025 Syracuse International Jazz Festival. The Spelman College Glee Club of Atlanta will close out the five-day event with a performance Sunday, June 29, at Hendricks ...

Mick Jagger wasn't finished with the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival after the Rolling Stones' widely acclaimed show on Thursday, May 2. Jagger was back at the Fair Grounds two days later ...

With their new album Rhapsody, the extraordinary vocalists Ifedayo Gatling, Dennis Bailey, and George Marage are able to fully explore the entire range of music that influenced them. The follow-up to ...

The second annual Gospel Jazz in the Park event is being planned for Orangeburg’s Centennial Park by Farnitra Cleckley of Charlotte. Cleckley, who was raised in Orangeburg, began the event a year ago ...

Featuring Mahalia Jackson, The Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Reverend James Cleveland, Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers, The Staple Singers, The Dixie Hummingbirds and Many, Many More “Most people ...