The Fourth Annual Englewood Music Festival is now underway, with thousands of attendees expected to flood the Kennedy King College Baseball Field at 64th and Halsted. This day-long event, organized by Alderman…
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Woodland Child Center, West Side Schools Partner for Music Camp
A Dedication Performance of The Wiz slated for August 1 Over the summer break, Woodland Child Development Center students and staff members, as well as other youth from the community, participated in…
Music labels led by Black women making indelible mark on industry
SHERREE LEE, CREATIVE Talent Manager and Director of A&R, top photo. Joan Sullivan, President of Urban Ideas (left), and daughter Ashley Sullivan, A&R and Artist Manager for Chicago Creed. Billboard Magazine named…
New Orleans’ music is on the menu at Walt Disney World
THE ENTRANCE TO Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. As we end Black Music Month, I would like to showcase some of the music of jazz icon Terence Blanchard and Grammy-winning artist P.J. Morton, who sings…
The Ministry of Music – Part 5
There is a body of hymns in the Bible called Egyptian Hallel hymns. These hymns are found in Psalm 113-118 and are usually sung at the time of the Passover Seder. They…
Chicago West Community Music Center celebrates 25th Anniversary on Juneteenth
Chicago West Community Music Center will hold its 25th Anniversary Gala on Juneteenth June 19, 2024, from 5:30-9:00 p.m. at the Museum Of Contemporary Art at 220 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL…
The Ministry of Music – Part 1
W.E.B. Du Bois wrote in his classic book “The Souls of Black Folk” that the components to authentic Black worship here in America are “relevant preaching, the Holy Spirit and the music.”…
The Ministry of Music – Part 1
W.E.B. Du Bois wrote in his classic book “The Souls of Black Folk” that the components to authentic Black worship here in America are “relevant preaching, the Holy Spirit and the music.”…
Gateways Music Festival makes debuts in D.C. & Chicago
Gateways Brass Collective (Photo Credit Adam Fenster) Week of Events Concludes with Full Orchestral Concert Featuring Anthony Parnther & Take 6 The Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music…
Music Box Theatre presents Black History Month screenings
The five-film Black and African American filmmaker series MELANIN, ROOTS, AND CULTURE begins February 3, with a presentation of Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” in 35mm!!! This series embraces the contributions of filmmakers…