NEW YORK (AP) — Black music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson. That’s why he and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz ...

Duke Ellington rejected it, Charles Mingus was ambivalent about it, and Wynton Marsalis is okay with it. For many African American musicians the word “jazz” is a double-edged term, sometimes ...

Moline event highlights jazz’s role in Black culture and its influence on modern music.

In a momentous event hosted at the World Trade Center in Baltimore on May 1, distinguished guests from both the East and West Coasts gathered to celebrate the remarkable career and groundbreaking ...

I’M JENNIFER BAILEYS, OUR FRIENDS WITH DESTINATION SMOOTH JAZZ ARE HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE EVENT. FIRST, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS AMAZING EVENT. I’M MARK BURTON, EXECUTIVE ...