Jazz singer Billie Holiday vs the US Government?! Her song Strange Fruit written by Abel Meeropol about the treatment of ...

Joni Mitchell discussed her appreciation for Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday, and Édith Piaf, recalling how each of them had an immense impact on her singing.

Tarik Shah, who played with jazz greats in his youth, spent years behind bars after pleading guilty to plotting to teach ...

Featuring nearly 50 exceptional quilts and coverlets drawn from the MFA's premier textile collection, the exhibition ...

Learn about the legendary jazz innovators who revolutionized music with their genius, from early to modern masters who shaped America's greatest art form.

Also on the Main Stage that day is R&B and Gospel singer Mavis Staples, who’ll perform right before Teddy Swims. And at about 5 p.m., Blues singer Christone “Kingfish” Ingram will perform at the Main ...

Theater makers have a “show must go on” spirit. So it is no surprise that the vast majority of the over forty artistic ...

Billie Holiday is one of America’s most iconic jazz musicians ... After she was released from jail, Billie looked for other ways to earn an income. She got her first paying gig as a performer at a ...

Derek McInnes wants Hearts to be the "biggest animal" they can be after taking the reins at Tyneastle. The former Kilmarnock ...

A performance of a formalist masterpiece deserves a formalist review presented as a performance of sorts. No? Well, that’s ...

When Billie Holiday first began performing the song at Café ... those who might not have been engaged enough with world issues to be familiar with his story, inspiring them to learn more.