The 2024 Jazz Fest poster features a portrait of the New Orleans rhythm and blues trio the Dixie Cups. The three women appear atop a heart-shaped antique neon sign that reads “Chapel of Love,” their ...
VERY INTERESTING RIGHT THERE, BUT ALSO JAZZ FEST POSTERS HAVE ACTUALLY HELPED LAUNCH THE CAREER OF MANY LOCAL ARTISTS. IT’S TRUE. I SAT DOWN WITH ONE OF THOSE ARTISTS WHO CREATED A COUPLE POSTERS IN ...
Rivers of Rhythm—highlighting the work of The National Museum of African American Music—explores and celebrates the music genres and styles created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. In ...
The worlds of jazz music and visual art have long been entwined. From Mondrian to Matisse, Pollock to Basquiat, many artists have been enchanted by this concoction of rhythm, improvisation and energy.
When asked to define jazz, Count Basie, said, "Tap your feet!" Rhythm brings people together, and is part of what makes jazz America's musical bridge to the world. "Jazz ambassadorship," a concept ...