Special to The OBSERVER - Grammy-nominated jazz virtuoso Braxton Cook returns to Sacramento for a special performance at the Mondavi Center, a benefit concert supporting local students.

In its 16th year, the annual event moves to a new venue in DeLand that organizers hope will attract a broader community ...

The African lute, called the ngoni, xalam, or kora depending on the region and culture, has a rich history dating back ...

As the Diamond City Jazz Festival honours a generational talent exchange and brings together jazz greats and 'soon-to-be ...

Marking the day of her debut EP release, the promising musician reflects on fear, growth and blooming in her own time ...

Mo' Meta Blues is more than just an autobiography—it's Questlove's love letter to the African rhythms that have shaped his ...

The first African American to play the lead role in “Carmen” at the Sydney Opera House is shifting away from her roots to ...

Purnell Steen walks us through the city's jazz lineage as Dazzle prepares its programming for Black History Month.

A North Jersey band will be defending its title, and another North Jersey band will be challenging it, at this year's ...

From its humble beginnings at the Good Hope Centre, where it welcomed just 6,000 attendees, to becoming Africa’s Grandest ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

This weekend brings many Black History Month events to Long Beach, including a free resource festival Downtown. You can also ...