Six-time Grammy-nominated and two-time Edison Award winner Chief Adjuah brought “stretch music” —his own jazz-rooted, culture-combining musical style — to campus on Friday evening. Adjuah performed ...
As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture.
From July through June 2026, the new season will showcase works by John Coltrane, the South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and more. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 38th season ...
She’s the first African woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award in a jazz category. She is also the first Rwandan or Ugandan to ever be nominated for a Grammy. And she is the first East African actor ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center will launch its “Mother Africa” season with the world premiere of “Afro!,” a new commission by managing and artistic director — and jazz legend — Wynton Marsalis, on Sept. 18–20 ...
Like never before, Africa finally got recognized at the Grammy's. The 67th Grammy Awards will have a special prize for the best African music performance for the second time in a row This will be the ...
It is not uncommon for jazz artists to borrow from world music to enliven their pieces—adding a dash of spice as it were. It is even rarer (with Latin jazz being an exception) for musicians to dive ...
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