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John Coltrane performing with his quartet—including ... saw Julie Andrews sing the song in the 1965 movie. I was an only child prone to loneliness and melancholy. While there was nothing very ...
The sax-player Kenny Garrett established a reputation as one of Miles Davis’s band in the Amandla (1989) period. He was also a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, the launching-pad for scores of ...
Long time ago, though.” Sixty years ago, the Black social club that once occupied that corner hosted a jazz concert that is ...
A storied five-bedroom, two-bathroom colonial residence in Queens’ Addisleigh Park historic district, once home to baseball ...
A half-decade has passed since the last Black Violin album, "Give Thanks," dropped. But the unique violin and viola playing ...
Dance is often thought of as performance art meant to entertain audiences, but for Alonzo King, the co-founder and artistic ...
The home in St. Albans, Queens—once owned and lived in by the legendary Jackie Robinson—is now available to lease for $5,000 ...
The roster grew illustrious: Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, James Brown and heavyweight ... “Both of [the] children moved out. One is in college, obtaining a law degree, and the ...
"It was everything from (jazz icon John) Coltrane to A System of a Down. Our tastes reflect who we are as musicians." Black Violin has always made time to encourage children to embrace music.
“Both of [the] children moved out ... including Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, James Brown, and heavyweight champion Joe Louis. “So when Jackie Robinson moved here, he moved ...
He was born in Pontiac, Michigan, the youngest child in a family of ten ... In 1960, he joined with the classic John Coltrane Quartet, which also included bassist Jimmy Garrison and pianist McCoy ...
Jazz legend John Coltrane and wife Alice lived in this Dix Hills home. Credit: Jeff Bachner Scheduled to open as a museum next year is the John & Alice Coltrane House. There the jazz stars lived ...