Harlem Cultural Festival
The Harlem Cultural Festival was a series of events, primarily music concerts, held annually in Harlem, New York City, between 1967 and 1969. The Festival celebrated soul, jazz and gospel, along with other forms of Black music and culture, while promoting Black pride. The most successful series of concerts took place in 1969, becoming known ….
The John Coltrane Quintet Records Live in Japan Album at Shinjuku Tokyo Concert | Jul 18, 1966
During his only Japanese tour in July of 1966, legendary jazz saxophonist John Coltrane recorded the album John Coltrane Live in Japan, at two Tokyo venues, Shinjuku Kosei Nenkin Hall and Sankei Hall. The recordings – originally made for radio broadcast – feature Coltrane’s last group, a quintet featuring himself, along with his wife/pianist Alice ….
Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound | Comic Releases | Nov 7, 2023
Z2 Comics will release the graphic novel Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound, a stunning exploration of the musical pioneer’s winding, exhilarating life and the intoxicating music that followed on November 7th, 2023. The graphic novel chronicles Davis’ journey from his childhood in Illinois to mastering jazz improvisation throughout the 1940s, ’50s, and ….
Tom Waits Middle-period Albums Remastered for Vinyl, CD and Digital Release | Jul 12 - Oct 6, 2023
Personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Waits middle-period albums — released on Island Records between 1983 and 1993 — have been newly remastered from the original tapes and will be reissued on vinyl and CD this fall by Island/Universal Music Group. Waits’ transformative breakthrough, Swordfishtrombones (1983), its sprawling sequel, Rain Dogs (1985), and ….
