Black Artists Group

A documentary film chronicles the short but influential history of Black Artists Group, an interdisciplinary creative collective that emphasized Black empowerment in St. Louis.

Jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell was taking a break from college when she started volunteering at Third World Press, a Chicago bookstore and publishing…

The jazz world has lost a giant. World Saxophone Quartet founder Hamiet Bluiett died Thursday. He was 78.A native of Brooklyn (Lovejoy), Illinois, Bluiett…

Jazz Unlimited for February 12, 2017 will be “Americans in Paris-Part 2.” Many outstanding recordings with Americans were made in Paris beginning in 1937…

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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 11, 2010 - Wadada Leo Smith has been playing music since the age of 13, when he began trying to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: November 15, 2008 - Jazz history has deep roots in the rich soil of Missouri. Our river system worked…