Frank Gehry, through making concert halls that inspired new ideas, wound up doing more to advance music than anyone else in ...

Saxophonist Chris Greene has a unique approach to jazz that, although well within the mainstream, is elegantly innovative. He colors his creative ideas and motifs with bluesy hues, endows them with an ...

On June 7, 1979, President Jimmy Carter invited Chuck Berry, Andraé Crouch, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Billy Eckstine and Sarah Jordan to perform at the White House. The occasion was to ring in — and ...

President Joe Biden issued a proclamation this week recognizing June as Black Music Appreciation Month, celebrating the music as “intricately woven into the tapestry of our Nation.” “Perhaps no music ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In 2016, President Barack Obama said in a presidential proclamation that black ...

I chose Music Appreciation as an elective course freshman year of high school because word in the hallways was that it was easy. Sure, I liked music fine, but mostly, how ‘bout that easiness! From the ...

A music appreciation podcast about the building blocks that make up your favorite sounds. Music Blocks explores how songwriters and composers use sound to express their emotions and share their ...

Long before Paul Whiteman, a bandleader, orchestral director, violinist and composer dubbed himself "The King of Jazz" back in the 1920s, Joseph Oliver, aka King Oliver, was pioneering the sound of ...