High Point Takes Giant Steps Toward Honoring Coltrane Legacy
The city of High Point honored a legendary saxophonist on Friday. Following years of preparation, the official John Coltrane Historical Marker was finally unveiled.
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National Black Theatre Festival Turns 30
American historian John Henrik Clarke once said, “Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact.” Since 1979, the North C
Cleveland's Joe Lovano Comes Home
Every December, saxophonist Joe Lovano travels home to Cleveland to throw himself a birthday concert. We hear tales of Lovano family lore, and a get a slice of his musical past and present.
Makaya McCraven: The Brain Behind The Mind-Bending Beats
Drummer/producer Makaya McCraven creates beat-driven jazz with post-production wizardry.
High Point Plans To Preserve John Coltrane's Childhood Home
Jazz legend John Coltrane stands alongside Charlie Parker as the most influential saxophonist of all time. His childhood home is in High Point, North Carolina.
Big Band Holiday Cheer With The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra
Listen to your favorite holiday classics from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with guest vocalist Catherine Russell, recorded live in New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Jazz, Love and Letting Loose: Brooklyn's Surprising Senior Jazz Scene
Jazz 966 is a senior center by day, but, on Friday nights, it transforms into a swinging jazz club catering to seniors who love to hear live music.
One Band's Key Instrument: Wheels
An acoustic jazz band in Los Angeles make their way to their gigs, instruments and all, by bike and skateboard. Occasionally, they have to use the metro, but human-powered transport is preferred.
What Makes A Jazz Standard?
Christian McBride of Jazz Night in America joins NPR's Audie Cornish with a few criteria for what turns a regular composition into a canonized classic.
What Hugh Masekela Meant To South Africa's Freedom Fighters
The jazz trumpeter, who died this week, was an outspoken opponent of apartheid and a longtime social activist. His music was the "soundtrack of the revolution," says author Sisonke Msimang.