New Orleans Cancels Famed Jazz Funerals Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of New Orleans has been forced to stop one of its most famous public traditions....
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Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jazz Great and Father to Wynton and Branford Dead at 85 Due to Coronavirus
Jazz legend Ellis Marsalis Jr. has died at the age of 85 after battling pneumonia brought on by the deadly coronavirus...
15 Black Artists Who Died Too Young
So much black talent has been lost at too-young of ages. It's easy to muse over what these superstars could have gone on to achieve...
The Apollo to Celebrate Ella Fitzgerald Centennial Birthday
After leaving a lasting imprint in American music, there’s no place more appropriate to commemorate Ella Fitzgerald than The Apollo Theater....
Ready or Not: Grammy Winner Lauryn Hill Headlines Tobago Jazz Music Festival
The nine-day festival is the island’s biggest annual music event and has drawn musical enthusiasts from around the world along with chart-toppers such as John...
[TechConnext Summit] Tech CEO Don Charlton Explains How His Company Survived Early Challenges
"Jazz can be credited as the first company that gave startups the power to recruit. But whenever you are a pioneer in the market, you...
‘Jazz In The Gardens’ Returns Featuring Maxwell, R.Kelly and Toni Braxton
What a difference a decade makes. The 10th Annual Jazz in the Gardens returns where tens of thousands converge for the experience of great music,...
Earth, Wind and Fire and John Legend to Headline Tobago Jazz Experience 2014
Have you ever been to this festival?...
Gregory Porter Readies for Global Shows with ‘Liquid Spirit’ LP
Jazz singer Gregory Porter has released his third album Liquid Spirit...
Chicago Jazz Legend, Von Freeman, Dead At 88
He died of heart failure...