But for some African American musicians, the music called jazz is a reminder of an oppressive and racist society and restrictions on their artistic visions. “Now, jazz is celebrated as America’s ...

“African-American musical traditions mixed with others and gradually jazz emerged from a blend of ragtime, marches, blues and other kinds of music,” writes the National Museum of American History.

Born from the spirituals, work songs, and deep sorrow of African American life in the South, the blues gave jazz its backbone ...

the music that formed him ranges from Luciano Pavarotti to American jazz musician Pharoah Sanders to Anohni and the Johnsons. But he is keenly aware of multiple African roots woven into his identity, ...

The influence of Black culture can be seen in blues, jazz, gospel, R&B, and hip hop as we know it today, according to Dr. Shelby Chipman, director of bands and music professor at Florida A&M ...

Its narrative arcs spanned centuries, illustrating the evolution of African American music and dance — from spirituals and gospel to blues, jazz and beyond — and how that cultural expression ...

When you sing or play pop, jazz or gospel music, sometimes you envy African American musicians who swing so easily.

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) will present "Jubilation! Ambassadors on a Sacred Journey," an exhibit celebrating the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The exhibit, opening May 10th in ...

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) will present "Jubilation! Ambassadors on a Sacred Journey," an exhibit celebrating the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The exhibit, opening May 10th in ...

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) will present "Jubilation! Ambassadors on a Sacred Journey," an exhibit celebrating the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The exhibit, opening May 10th in ...