A blue plaque has been unveiled in Bexhill, commemorating the town's links with blues and R&B music. A ceremony was held in ...

With all of these ingredients, “Deep River” ought to be nothing less than the beginning of an indigenous music drama, but something went awry early in the brewing. Mr. Stallings’ plot, contrived on ...

NPR'S Ayesha Rascoe speaks with jazz musician Mark Turner about his latest album, "Reflections on: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man." It's based on the book by James Weldon Johnson.

Philip Randolph, Zora Neale Hurston, and James Weldon Johnson speak to the city’s long lineage of brilliance. These are not mere portraits; they are warnings and promises painted on brick. At St.

In the 1890s, Broadway music was a staid affair, alternating between antimacassar operetta, sentimental ballads, jigs and ...

The distinction between composition and improvisation has always been fraught territory in the discourse surrounding jazz; some artists have argued that all music begins as improvisation, and what ...

For 65 years, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed – ...

New details have emerged in the death of country singer-songwriter Brett James, who died in a small-engine plane crash in Franklin, North Carolina, along with his wife and stepdaughter. A report from ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Brew & Barbecue returns for its ninth year at James Weldon Johnson Park on Saturday, November 15th, from 5 pm to 10 p.m., promising an evening of food, music, and fun. Hosted by ...

UA's Scott Stuber will produce the film, which stars Johnson as a septuagenarian whose best friend is a chicken The film will follow a boy opens a “hidden door to the extraordinary” when he “stumbles ...

Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie’s next collaboration, a movie titled “Lizard Music” — which sees Johnson as a 70-year-old called “Chicken Man” with a 111-year-old chicken named Claudia as his closest ...

A federal judge in Alabama has fined and reprimanded a lawyer who used artificial intelligence to draft court filings that contained inaccurate case citations. U.S. District Judge Terry Moorer penned ...