In the following decades, jazz continues to evolve, attracting both black and white audiences. Increasingly it is identified as one of America's greatest contributions to music and becomes a ...

But jazz wasn’t just mixing musical genres—it also mixed races. Decades before Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball in 1947, Black musicians were fighting discrimination and ...

Cited as one of the first representations of black queer popular culture, Ma Rainey's sensational Prove It on Me Blues is a ...

An Asian man photographed a White musician, who was serenading a Hispanic couple, celebrating a day dedicated to Black ...

Paul Hoeffler documented Rochester's jazz scene with extraordinary black-and-white pictures. ... "Or you have maybe the first eight bars of the first tune to shoot. I don't work that way." ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - In the heart of downtown Grand Rapids lies a lively place where people of all races, ages and lifestyles gathered to enjoy a variety of wine, food and live jazz. The owners of ...

This February at the museum, we’re celebrating a new season of the podcast, commemorating Black History Month, and listening to some jazz. Check out the calendar to find out what’s going on ...