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Artist Hank Willis Thomas’ first major retrospective, “All Things Being Equal” is open at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Thomas’s work addresses the on...
- Added: Sep 25, 2020
- Length: 05:29
Rita Dove and Tracy K. Smith share a few things in common beyond the fact that they are African-American female artists. They are also professors a...
- Added: Mar 30, 2018
- Length: 28:16
Charlie Rouse was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and much sought-after sideman. He is known primarily for his collaboration with Thelonious...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Apr 14, 2014
- Length: 02:57
- Purchases: 1
Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...
- Added: Dec 18, 2013
- Length: 11:13
Born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe in New Orleans right before the turn of the 20th Century, Jelly Role Morton is credited as one of the founding father...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Oct 21, 2013
- Length: 03:01
- Purchases: 1
Singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab Calloway is often referred to as the “hi- di -hi- di-ho” man. His nonsensical sounds and improvised melodies ma...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 27, 2013
- Length: 03:02
- Purchases: 1
Self taught pianist, Art Tatum is acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Listen as Rabbi Neil discusses the life of the inn...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 27, 2013
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 1
Coming from a troubled childhood, Ella Fitzgerald found solace in music and song. Discovered at age 17, after singing in the style of the Boswell s...
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- Added: May 27, 2013
- Length: 02:54
- Purchases: 1
Spoken-word poetry detailing memories of the 1991 Los Angeles Uprising
- Added: Jul 02, 2004
- Length: 06:04
- Purchases: 2
