“Harlem” Duke Ellington’s Masterpiece 1989 – 1993 (Video)
We love this great post by Charles Bradley II on Youtube of a rare video from music master Duke Ellington's beautifully complicated "Harlem," 1989 - 1993:Continue reading
Harlem’s Music Man Wilbur Coleman Sweatman In Harlem, New York, 1882 – 1961
Wilbur Coleman Sweatman, February 7, 1882 – March 9, 1961, Harlem, New York, was an African-American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader, and clarinetist. Sweatman was one of the first African-American musicians to have fans nationwide. Continue reading
How Cab Calloway’s ‘Hepster Dictionary’ Introduced The World To The Harlem Vernacular
Have some fews and two? Put it in your kick, head to the nearest frolic pad, and prove that you’re a jitterbug.Continue reading
NDI’s Harlem State Of Mind End Of Year Performance
On June 17 – 19th, 2017, two hundred children from across New York City showcased the spirit of Harlem at National Dance Institute’s culminating Event of the Year, Harlem Night Song. Continue reading
Fredericka Carolyn “Fredi” Washington, Harlem (video)
Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an accomplished African American dramatic film actress, ...Continue reading
Harlem’s “Queen Of The Keys” Lillette Jenkins-Wisner (Video)
The Harlem born Lillette Jenkins-Wisner dubbed Queen of the Keys, Lillette is an internationally renowned concert pianist and vocalist.Continue reading
Schomburg Center Acquires Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins’ Personal Archive (Photographs)
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at The New York Public Library today announced the acquisition of American tenor saxophonist and jazz legend Sonny Rollins’ personal archive. Continue reading
Uptown Open House Expo Is Coming To Harlem Are You?
Nearly 80 years since Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn told us to take the A train, the neighborhoods of Upper Manhattan have flourished while retaining the unique spirit found in that famous tune.Continue reading
HW Pick: DECFA Screening Of “A Drum Is A Woman” At The Paley Center
The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts (DECFA) will present a special screening of Duke Ellington's rarely seen TV special, A Drum Is A Woman at the Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52nd Street, on Friday, March 24, 2017, from 3:00 to 4:45 PM. Continue reading
Chef JJ Johnson Debuts New Menu At Legendary Minton’s In Fabulous Harlem
Minton’s, the historic jazz club located at 206 West 118th Street in Harlem and founded in 1938, announces that it will re-open on Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 with an all-new menu by Executive Chef Joseph “JJ” Johnson and a renowned musical line-up of emerging jazz artists.
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HW Pick: Elio Villafranca’s Letters To Mother Africa (Video)
With "Letters to Mother Africa," by the visionary Cuban pianist and composer Elio Villafranca who brings us an ambitious and culturally enlightening hot program!Continue reading
“Harlem,” By Duke “The Duke” Ellington, Harlem, NY 1950 (Video)
Surfing on Youtube we found this great song about Harlem, composed by the legend Duke Ellington in the 1950's. Here Duke and his orchestra play a fifteen minute tug of war of the highs and lows of Harlem.Continue reading
“Drop Me Off In Harlem,” By Louis Armstrong And Duke Ellington, 1933 ( Video)
"Drop Me Off in Harlem," sang by Harlem legends Louis Armstrong And Duke Ellington, composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Broadway columnist Nick Kenny in 1933.Continue reading
John Mayer Trio, Bruce Willis And More At A Great Night In Harlem
For 27 years, the Jazz Foundation of America has been keeping jazz & blues alive by helping the musicians who played with everyone from Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday to Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones.Continue reading
The Harlem “Genius” Charles Alston New York 1900’s
Charles Alston was a renowned African-American artist of the early 1900s. Not only was he a revolutionary painter, but he was a sculptor, a muralist and also a very influential teacher. Continue reading