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.

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 ...

Although the history of Jazz music is complex and often debated, historians, for the most part, agree on the geography of its origins. Jazz started as a uniquely American sound, forged in the ...

Chicago jazz artists jammed on the South Side in the Jazz in the Alley sessions of the 1960s and 70s. On June 10, a one-night-only event will pay homage to these jams at The Auditorium Theatre ...

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.

In the 1920s, the recording industry was still new, and broadcast radio was even newer. Much of society considered jazz “the devil’s music,” but teenagers have always loved to dance—and ...

Founder of legendary Waves Jazz Dance Company shares his story in powerful new memoir 02:05. ... "It's a great part of Philadelphia history," a dancer told CBS News Philadelphia. And yes, ...