From the Black Death to the French Revolution, music has long been affected by the upheavals of history. Rebecca Franks ...

Jazz critic turned music historian Ted Gioia’s “Music: A Subversive History” is a dauntingly ambitious, obsessively researched labor of cultural provocation. In what he has described as a popularized ...

Steve Alcala, a music teacher and trumpet player, fell in love with Latin Jazz, but very little sheet music was available to help his students learn. So he started a sheet music publishing company.

S1: Welcome to the KPBS Summer Music Series. In this episode , we'll talk to music pioneer and jazz legend Herbie Hancock , who shares his musical influences , gives a history lesson on Auto-Tune and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joanne Shurvell writes about travel, food, culture and fashion. With expert narration by Laurie Anderson, Sisters with Transistors ...

When it comes to diversity and inclusion in our everyday lives, we’re reminded both of how far we have come and how far we still have to go. While there have been immeasurable societal strides, ...

Both past and present Black artists inspire us. A rundown of singers we could — and should — explore during Black History Month would require unlimited bandwidth. From Aretha Franklin to Solange ...

Jun. 24—BUNNER RIDGE — While 87-year-old Ronnie Vandergrift was serving in the U.S. Army, his two older brothers Richard and Don were back home in Fairmont becoming famous. Until his passing at the ...

WFUV loves to celebrate musicians — and throughout February, we're honoring and spinning game-changing, pioneering Black artists who have shaped the soundtrack of our lives. We're also switching up ...