Bud Powell, born during the Harlem Renaissance, was a pioneering pianist and composer who significantly contributed to the ...

It's been a century since the artistic experimentation of the Harlem Renaissance gave birth to jazz, the music art form, in the roaring 1920s and 1930s. Without a doubt it was "one of the queerest ...

The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in ... On October 1, 1941, a group of musicians recorded "King Joe (Joe Louis Blues)." Jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie wrote the music ...

More than 30 years ago, Marjorie Eliot turned a family tragedy into a thriving community gathering space in Harlem for ... a ...

Jazz music and flapper fashion defined the era's sound and look. The Harlem Renaissance brought popularity to art created by Black Americans. The Roaring Twenties — now 100 years ago — looked ...

Black History Connection: Swing music was deeply tied to Black culture and the Harlem Renaissance. “It Don’t Mean a Thing” was a declaration of the artistic and cultural impact of jazz ...

and their British brethren into supremely imaginative vehicles for improvisation with his 18 piece jazz big band. With A Lousy Day in Harlem, he unleashes his talent-laden ensemble on a gorgeous array ...

a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance and the namesake of the under-construction condo building overlooking downtown's new Covenant Health Park. “(I tried) to grab a visual of his life and ...

The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in ... On October 1, 1941, a group of musicians recorded "King Joe (Joe Louis Blues)." Jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie wrote the music ...