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All of the above made watching the BET Awards show a negative experience for serious Black people who strongly believe that Black culture is a vital contributor in our efforts to promote and protect our human and civil rights in this basically white supremacist society.

Drummer Carmine Appice has influenced some of the top rock drummers today. So, what music influenced him?

Arguably the most anticipated African film, ‘Music Is My Life’ is a standout selection for this year's festival and it hits all the right notes

American music giant Thelonious Monk a favorite of Bob Dylan, Chaka Khan, Kronos Quartet and more

Today we will hear the recording of Les Filles de Illighadad live in concert at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn in 2019. A fantastic set which makes me thrilled to see them here in Ottawa next Wednesday at the Jazz festival! https://ottawajazzfestival.com/artists/les-filles-de-illighadad/ However, for the first set, we will start with some Jazz from another live album from drummer T.S Monk who leads a sextet with Helen Sung piano, Willie Williams tenor sax, Patience Higgins alto sax, Josh Evans trum...

What can singer-songwriter Tom Webber learn from the Costello legacy?

The<strong> </strong>South African drummer and friends pair the self-obliterating spirit of Coltrane, Ayler and poet Amiri Baraka with a nine-piece choir to create a layered and compelling work

Tonight the Jazz feature spotlight is on a sadly neglected and forgotten great voice of the tenor saxophone: Walter Benton. Walter after touring with Latin bandleader Perez Prado Walter returned to his home town of L.A. and freelanced there until he decided to move to New York in 1960. Here he joined Max Roach and his band and achieved a higher profile. He was asked to do an album for Jazzland Records, a division of Riverside Records run by the indominable Orrin Keepnews. This album is our Jazz ...

From Tommy Ramone to blink-182's Travis Barker, these are 20 of the greatest punk drummers in the genre's history.

After reopening its Brooklyn waterfront theater last fall, St. Ann’s Warehouse is launching its second post-shutdown season with a continuation of large-scale outdoor performance and public art presentations that address urgent humanitarian issues.