The life and legacy of the late Mary Lou Williams will be the center of attention at Duke this weekend, and the music will be amazing. In two concerts, the noted jazz pianist and composer will be ...
Tom Waits and RuPaul. Joan Baez and Mojo Nixon. Cartoonist Robert Crumb and Grammy Award-winning banjo virtuoso Alison Brown. New Age pianist George Winston and 2012 “American Idol” finalist Jessica ...
Mary Lou Williams performing at Cafe Society in New York City in June 1947. Williams thrived in New York’s jazz scene. William Gottlieb A piano was rolled into Mary Lou Williams’ hospital room in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Lou Rawls had that voice—the kind that made you stop whatever you were doing and just listen. Smooth as aged whiskey, rich with soul, and wrapped in a confidence that didn’t need to ...
Tomorrow would have been Lou Reed’s 82nd birthday. It's been more than a decade since we lost the legendary musician, but his influence is still as indelible as ever. People continue to cover and ...