Historians believe the first violin dates to sometime in the early 16th Century. Gaudenzio Ferrari’s paintings show a three-string variant…
If 2020 has shown us anything, it is how quickly circumstances can change. One day you are living your “normal”…
Albert Murray once noted that “the blues is not the creation of a crushed-spirited people [but rather] the product of…
To those who have been paying attention to younger artists the last few years, Mike Casey should be a somewhat…
Neo-traditionalists like Wynton Marsalis and Stanley Crouch have long desired the classification of “jazz” as “America’s classical music.” While this…
“An insult to the intellect of the people.” “Repetitious crap.” “Pure arrogance.” These are just a few of the choice…
We continue our discussion with Michael Wimberly with an emphasis on the concept behind Afrofuturism (Temple Mountain Records, 2021), his influences,…
Michael Wimberly's musical career can be seen as focused on minimizing the gaps between different styles and forms of art.…
At the mouth of the mighty Mississippi, New Orleans has always been a cultural melting pot. French, Spanish, Native American, African,…
On May 29, 1913, a violent brawl broke out between the audience at Paris’ brand-new venue, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.…
