One hundred years ago, in the autumn of 1912, an African-American musician by the name of WC...
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Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is releasing a limited-edition box set titled The Compete 10-inch...
W.C. Handy, often referred to as the Father of the Blues, first published “St. Louis Blues,” his...
For nearly two decades, flautist-composer-improviser Jamie Baum has produced stunning and wide-ranging music with her acclaimed Septet+,...
The Hammond organ’s surging popularity in the 1950s had everything to do with economics and efficiency. Early...
Ella Fitzgerald’s story is that of a black Cinderella, an American storybook career – from street kid...
