Langston Hughes II, at 23 years old, distinguishes himself as an accomplished saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer, and educator, positioning him as one of the most promising young talents in music ...

In a forum titled "From Blues to Bop to Hip-hop," presented as part of a symposium on author Langston Hughes, participants talked about the impact of Hughes' literary form and written word on ...

A case can be made that Hughes would have embraced the ancient-meets-modern aspects of this music. “Jazz is a great big sea,” Hughes wrote in his famous, 1956 essay “Jazz as Communication ...

Pacific Symphony presents “The Langston Hughes Project,” a multimedia concert performance of the poet's jazz poem suite titled, Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz. This is Hughes' homage in ...

Hughes wrote the poems to be spoken rather than read — performed, with music, in the schools, churches and halls of black America. He might have been surprised to see Lincoln Center added to ...

Leyla McCalla, formerly of The Carolina Chocolate Drops, had an ambitious idea for her solo debut as a musician. She wanted to take poems by Harlem Renaissance legend Langston Hughes and put them ...

MusicLangston Hughes Motown Birthday Bash In celebration of Langston Hughes’s birthday, DJ Robin Summerrise will be playing Motown hits. Skip to content Tuesday, April 23, 2024 ...

Langston Hughes' birthplace can't forget him — and neither should we. ... Hughes was a master of music, imbuing his verse with the jazz and blues which hummed around his head.

Rap Legend and actor Ice-T joins musical director and trumpeter Ron McCurdy, along with the Ron McCurdy Quartet, to bring a brilliant 21st century realization of American icon Langston Hughes’ ...