Jazz was really the music that facilitated integration among the races in this country and never got credit for it. Every picture tells a story. After mining for gold in the form of photographic ...

The 1940s were a tumultuous time and, by extension, an exciting time in America. World War II loomed and eventually took hold of the globe. Soldiers fought the Nazis abroad, eventually victorious. But ...

In additional interviews, musician, MacArthur Fellow and Kennedy Center creative director Jason Moran, and Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion critic Robin Givhan explore the music, history, culture and ...

It's a great time to love jazz. The music may not hit the top of the charts, but young and exciting musicians from Robert Glasper to Esperanza Spalding are making jazz hip again for modern fans. Once ...

“In The Mood,” a revue celebrating the toe-tapping tunes that knit the nation together during the dark days of World War II, will return Tuesday to The Forum in Binghamton. Featured will be 13-piece ...

Don't think of Duke Ellington as a bandleader. Instead, consider him in the same light as other great entrepreneurs like Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple), Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google) ...

Trumpet player Wayne Tucker leads his quartet in a Duke Ellington tune before letting other musicians take the Minton’s stage for a Friday night jam. Stefano Giovannini At the stroke of midnight one ...

Songs and stars of the 1940s come to life in “G.I. Holiday Jukebox,” a musical revue opening Nov. 28 for three weeks at the Gainesville Community Playhouse. The musical features popular Christmas ...

In the 1940s and '50s, Portland's jazz scene was a mixture of cultural progression and intense audio experience. Along Williams Avenue in the Northeast quadrant of the city, musical greats played, ...

After being in Hollywood for 28 years, the producer of such films as The Way Way Back and Begin Again decided on a different challenge.