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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Retired University of Tennessee at Knoxville professor Donald Brown, an acclaimed jazz pianist who's a ... a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance and the namesake of the under-construction ...

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 ...

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 ...