Sammy Rae & The Friends have been bringing the heat with a blend of jazz, soul, rock and pop for almost a decade. Rae, who grew up in Derby, Conn., was playing shows as a young teen, and after ...

Chalkbeat reports on how teachers are looking out for the tens of thousands of migrant and/or homeless families across New ...

It’s set In the 1940s world of the iconic Cotton Club in New York City where Ellington and ... Vi is an aspiring songwriter who travels to Harlem where her uncle works at the Cotton Club in ...

Henry Minton opened what would become an historic landmark in the story of Black music and culture -- now, after nearly a ...

Set in 1940's Harlem, the play tells the story of a ... It is this way that she meets the Duke - the owner of New York's Cotton Club - and the gorgeous singer known as Lady Liv.

Musical genius Duke Ellington crafted nearly 2,000 compositions across five remarkable decades, enchanting audiences through ...

Check out the Wikipedia entry on ‘Black & Tan Clubs’, and you’ll find that Wikipedia, which is often wrong but never in doubt ...

Award-winning vocalist Shemekia Copeland will perform on Friday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m., at Skipper’s Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road, ...

From her rise in Pittsburgh to her success in Chicago, Jackie Ormes' impact on the world of comics is undeniable.

The cast of Harlem—including Meagan Good, Grace Byers, Shoniqua Shandai, Jerrie Johnson, and Tyler Lepley—lit up New York City for their ... unveiled his new jazz club in The Bahamas, adding ...