Wondering where to watch Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance? We’ve got you covered. Directed by Khadifa Wong, it is a documentary that explores the journey of progressions in jazz dance over time.
We have proof that humans have been dancing as far back as prehistoric times. They danced for their god or gods, to celebrate major events, and just for fun or exercise. Proof of early dancing has ...
*LDR Creative and WarnerMedia OneFifty will bring their ground-breaking documentary “Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance,” from visionary filmmaker Khadifa Wong, to HBO Max as they kick off ...
For most contemporary music consumers, listening to jazz is a historical exercise. Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue is, at the time of writing, still No. 3 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart 61 years after it ...
The history of the jazz piano starts in 1899. By my count, 20 pianists changed the direction of jazz over the course of 75 years. Here are 20 sample tracks in chronological order of those pianists.
Voices honoring female jazz and blues legends Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson and Bessie Smith drifted through Aretha's Jazz Café, in Detroit's Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, ...
Giordano Dance Chicago knows how to mark a milestone, and it’s had more chances than most dance companies. Now in its 60th season, the storied jazz dance company has survived every stone thrown its ...
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, UNC Charlotte Associate Professor of Dance Karen Hubbard stood in the middle of the action while students warmed up. There were no pirouettes or pliés here. This was ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Not long after Black Americans found themselves freed from the shackles of slavery in the late 19th century, the work songs that echoed among the fields worked by enslaved ...