January 2021

Internationally renowned jazz icon and cultural activist Jonas Gwangwa was laid to rest in Johannesburg on Friday. The funeral was broadcast live on YouTube today, and we'll include the video below. The service was held at Christ The…

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, whose music fueled the fight against apartheid, died on Saturday at the age of 83, the presidency announced.South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela (left),…

William Parker deserves a Pulitzer Prize, or at least a MacArthur Fellowship. His work is nearly 50 years deep at this point and encompasses vocal and instrumental music (his own original compositions and brilliant reinterpretations…