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January 18, 2013
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Marsalis arrived in the impoverished Caribbean nation Friday to perform several shows at the Port-au-Prince International…
December 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Saxophonist Jimmy Greene was among those who lost his daughter, Ana, in the Sandy Hook Elementary School…
December 4, 2012
According to the New York Amsterdam News, The Lenox Lounge, located on Lenox Avenue between 124th & 125th street which…
November 5, 2012
REVIEW - Set in Australia in 1942, in the thick of World War II, 'Lunacy' centers on the interracial love…
July 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dayton native, Joseph Ross turned on his Motel 6 room's television only to see the words 'Hello…
July 25, 2012
The late Treme brass band drummer Lionel Batiste's family and friends decided to celebrate him in death, the way that…
June 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Lianne La Havas, a young up and coming soul/jazz/folk musician from the UK performed last night at…
May 25, 2012
UNDATED (AP) — On this date in 1926, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis was born in Alton, Illinois...
May 4, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mardi Gras Indians have been parading at Carnival and Louisiana festivals for generations, but growing interest…
May 3, 2012
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Relatives say a founding member of the influential band The Skatalites has died in Jamaica at…
April 30, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Musicians including Herbie Hancock are kicking off performances in New Orleans to celebrate International Jazz Day...
April 27, 2012
PARIS (AP) - The musicians at International Jazz Day have a message for the world: Speak the same language without…
April 27, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - A live recording of Louis Armstrong playing his trumpet for one of the last times is being…
April 23, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - When Hurricane Katrina scattered New Orleans residents and its musicians across the country, many wondered if…
April 17, 2012
Dallas Mavericks player Delonte West drew a technical foul Monday evening, not for screaming or arguing with the referees, but…
April 13, 2012
Esperanza Spalding was a guest on 'The Daily Show' and performed her songs 'Black Gold' and 'Crowned and Kissed'...
April 13, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jazz lovers and cultural officials in Philadelphia are promoting a fundraising effort to save the run-down John…
March 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - As the first African-American mayor of Florida's largest majority-black city, Shirley Gibson has single-handedly taken a city…
March 20, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - The renowned jazz pianist's first major initiative since being named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador last July…
March 20, 2012
OPINION - Esperanza Spalding by far is one of the most interesting female voices out now, and her cross-over success…