Ma Rainey: the blues pioneer who became an LGBTQ+ icon
Looking at the importance of blues pioneer Ma Rainey, who pioneered LGBTQ+ representation in music during the 1920s through ...
Marion Co. native receives Grammy nomination for contribution of contemporary blues album
A Marion County natice has been nominated for a Grammy for their contribution to a contemporary blues album.Michael Finkley ...
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Album: Jon Batiste - Beethoven Blues
Beethoven’s renown in his own day was not just as a composer but also as an improvising pianist. He wrote in a letter in July ...
‘Mother’ of modern blues, ZZ Ward brings hits to Knitting Facotry
Hailing from Roseburg, Oregon, ZZ Ward has been putting an indie twist on the blues. Her debut album “Til the Casket Drops” was released in 2012 and features the debut single “Put the Gun Down” as ...
Jon Batiste Blueses Up Beethoven: “It’s Been 250-Plus Years. It Needed an Update.”
The genre-spanning musician discusses his new genre-scrambling album, and his optimism in the face of President Trump's return: "Whatever is the darkest ... force against your wellbeing is also the ...
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These Leading Artists Are Shaping Cultural Conversations and Inspiring Change Through Visual Arts
Now more than ever, the dialogues of the day play out through the visual arts. Here, the artists who lead the cultural ...