Jazz may be the first thing that comes to mind when we think of the contributions African-Americans have made to music. But the Gateways Musical Festival highlights African-Americans' classical past.

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...

Duke Ellington rejected it, Charles Mingus was ambivalent about it, and Wynton Marsalis is okay with it. For many African American musicians the word “jazz” is a double-edged term, sometimes ...

But, perhaps, no musician, black or white, embodies the spirit of American music than Miles Davis. Not only is the most iconic figure in jazz, which has been dubbed “American’s original art ...

A lot of band cats from Birmingham, then they moved to New York," said Daniel Carr Jr., a jazz musician in Birmingham. Modern music genres like pop, rock, rap and R&B all have roots in jazz music.

When Yoshi's jazz club in Oakland released its much-anticipated 10-year anniversary CD last month, local jazz aficionados were outraged that no African American musicians were included. The ...

Stephen Cunetto, MSU Libraries associate dean, said MSU Libraries is “very excited to have a young African American blues artist of Jerron’s caliber performing in the Templeton festival.” “With ...

Randy Weston Links 'African Rhythms' To American Jazz Jazz piano legend Randy Weston grew up surrounded by some of the greatest musicians in jazz. But it was his deep connection to Africa that ...

Additionally, there will be a display about African American jazz music in the Music Library itself (Sallee Hall 108) featuring books, scores, and recordings. Other materials about jazz music are ...

The vibrant jazz scene in Paris was another powerful draw for African American musicians. The city’s cafés and nightclubs pulsated with jazz rhythms. Musicians like Sidney Bechet, ...

The National Museum of African American Music has six interactive sections covering 50 genres of music with a focus on gospel, blues, jazz, R&B and hip-hop.