New Jersey was the last Northern state to abolish slavery, but Black settlements helped the enslaved find freedom long before ...

Charles Burrell, an American classical and jazz bass player known as being the first African American to be a member of a ...

By Chris Almeida and Gus Aronson Attendees at the organization’s gala, which celebrated Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, shared what they listen to. By Sarah Bahr Watch as the pianist distills ...

Harlem Shuffle,’ ‘Crook Manifesto,’ ‘Underground Railroad,’ ‘Nickel Boys’: I feel like I did not understand or see myself in ...

The Brief Reign of King Oliver article by Karl Ackermann, published on June 12, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Backstories ...

Garrett is L. Neil Williams, Jr. Professor of Law and director of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law, an initiative that brings together faculty and students to improve criminal ...

It was a great day in Harlem. Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and many other jazz greats gathered on a stoop on 126th St. in 1958 to be photographed together by Art Kane. There were ...

Against her wishes, Consuelo was married to the ninth Duke of Marlborough. It was a loveless marriage. The duke had only money on his mind, making the Vanderbilts pay him a dowry of two and a half ...

Jazz at Community Hall will present a concert of renditions and interpretations of classic gospel material performed by the ...