Dancer-turned-filmmaker Khadifa Wong's debut documentary, 'Uprooted,' explores the history and evolution of jazz dance, from its slavery-era roots through hip-hop and beyond.

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance (HBO Max). Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance takes viewers through the rich history of one of the many contributions Black people have made to the arts: jazz ...

A quick thumbnail history: During the Swing Era, big-band jazz was, very straightforwardly, dance music — the Thirties equivalent to today’s club soundtracks.

After more than 100 years of history, it’s clear the word “jazz” means many different things to many different people. Depending on who’s doing the talking, it can either mean a highly ...

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 thro… ...

Now, she wants to see Black dance celebrated both in history and today. That’s what “The Jazz Continuum” does with an all-Black, intergenerational cast of dancers and musicians. “It’s a ...

A Brief History Of Jazz Education, Pt. 1 : A Blog Supreme Today, institutions of higher learning — high schools, summer camps and university-level programs — are an industry unto themselves ...

This December, the Performing Arts Series at the University of Nevada, Reno presents a refreshingly unexpected performance from San Francisco-based polyrhythmic dance and music ensemble, La Mezcla. On ...

The history of several musical genres and dance was brought to life June 15 as the TMM Project visited the Denham Springs-Walker Branch of the Livingston Parish Library.

Even today's musicians know that jazz has a rapidly changing, living, breathing history. In a new video, young gun Kris Bowers takes a YouTube tour from ragtime and stride through the present day.