Musician and actress Lucia Micarelli routinely defies genre while making her art. The classically trained violinist has also ...

When thinking about jazz, it’s impossible to ignore the deep, soulful contributions of Black women who have shaped the genre ...

SANTA CRUZ China Cats go unplugged at Kuumbwa Jazz For 15 years, Santa Cruz’s very own China Cats have put their spins on countless classic Grateful Dead songs. This Friday at Kuumbwa Jazz, ...

Jeff Buckley recorded the definitive version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", but here are three other covers the singer also ...

A nationwide celebration of all things literary is returning to Newport on April 26. Independent Bookstore Day honors bookstores across the country annually on the final Friday in April with exclusive ...

Her debut album, Little Girl Blue, was deemed a commercial failure, but it helped to establish Simone as a stunning new voice for American jazz. In subsequent years, Simone managed to break into the ...

Since making her mark in 2020, Laufey has gone on to release two full-length albums: 2022's Everything I Know About Love and 2023's Bewitched, for which she won a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal ...

Although Imani Perry has long chronicled Black life with an expansive eye, her writings since 2018 have covered an especially ...

Veteran vocalist Charmaine Forde delivered one of the evening’s most memorable moments when she transposed two of Carnival ...

Brandon Kazen-Maddox makes time for mud massages, meditation and aerial hoop adventures. Brandon Kazen-Maddox has always felt ...

The MacArthur genius and author of "Every Good Boy Does Fine" brought a playlist of Ives, Mozart and more to share with Classical IPR listeners.