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

The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in ... On October 1, 1941, a group of musicians recorded "King Joe (Joe Louis Blues)." Jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie wrote the music ...

In 1958, rookie photographer Art Kane had an idea to take a huge group photo of as many jazz icons as possible for Esquire magazine. A street in Harlem ... did work – 58 musicians, including ...

overlaps directly with The Harlem Renaissance, a vibrant cultural and artistic movement. Both movements emphasised the transformative power of creativity, music (especially Jazz), and breaking ...

overlaps directly with The Harlem Renaissance, a vibrant cultural and artistic movement. Both movements emphasised the transformative power of creativity, music (especially Jazz), and breaking ...

The legacy of jazz came to life in the Averitt Center's recent performance, where The Jazz Legacy Project celebrated the ...

Langston Hughes was known as a key figure in both literary and artistic spaces during the Harlem Renaissance era.

It was the dawn of the Jazz Age with its flapper dress ... expanded its holdings of works by Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance, including paintings by Aaron Douglas, Elizabeth Catlett ...