At the dawn of the 1960s drummer Max Roach was already well-established as an innovative and influential musician. As the decade progressed Roach would be at the forefront of the convergence of ...

The month kickstarts with the NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington paying tribute to Max Roach’s Centennial with the debut of her “We Insist! 2025” ensemble complete with live dancing on the SMOKE ...

A variety of events, from a talk by the Rev. Al Sharpton to the screening of a new Max Roach documentary, will be held throughout the month to recognize Black people who have made a difference in ...

Of the 27,866 students receiving an Education Savings Account from the state of Iowa this year, most attended private schools ...

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 ...

Valentine's Day is at hand, and that has us in a romantic mood.

"We are always working to improve compensation for our staff," Meyer added. Max Roach, headmaster of Rivermont Collegiate in Bettendorf, said ESAs likely had some impact on their enrollment growth ...

The performance includes reinterpretations of iconic recordings by Miles Davis, the Modern Jazz Quartet, the Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet, Horace Silver, and Art Blakey, alongside newly ...

In a homecoming of sorts, Saylor will get to play for the first time at the MCG Jazz Hall, where he grew up coming to performances by the likes of Max Roach and Dizzy Gillespie. “Ray’s the ...