The NEA Jazz Master tenor saxophonist George Coleman is known for his memorable opening solo on Herbie Hancock’s title tune “ Maiden Voyage ” (Blue Note 1965). That hardy muscular sound was his entré ...

Photo by Srijita Chattopadhyay/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services "Sometimes people have this misconception that blues is all sad music," said Greg Johnson, head of the Department of Archives and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ana Popovic makes no secret about what music means to her. “It’s my savior,” the Serbian-born singer, guitarist, songwriter and bandleader says via phone from her home in ...

Duffy, who has made appearances at top festivals, including Glastonbury and Woodford Folk Festival, will take the stage at the West End Centre on Saturday, March 29. She has released four studio ...

“I didn’t try to be a soul singer, a jazz singer, a blues singer – no category,” Flack shared per The Guardian. “My music is my expression of what I feel and believe in a moment.

she tried her hand at acting by appearing in projects like City of Lies (2018), Behind the Music (2001), 106 & Park (2007), and Tavis Smiley (2009). According to Times New World, Wallace's efforts ...

Voletta Wallace, mother of hip-hop legend The Notorious B.I.G., has passed away at the age of 78. She died in the early hours of Friday at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, according to ...

Mother of Biggie Smalls, Voletta Wallace at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on June 10, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) Voletta Wallace, the mother of The ...

Voletta Wallace, the mother of the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. who worked to elevate his short-lived but influential career to hip-hop greatness, has died. She was 78. “We suffered a tremendous ...

She was 78. Born in Jamaica, Wallace was an integral figure in her son’s music, and the rapper (born Christopher Wallace) mentioned her in several of his songs, including his 1994 hit “Juicy ...