#blackmusicians — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #blackmusicians, aggregated by home.social.
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So, here's a different take on #Americas250th -- a special #July4th edition of "Juke, Jive 'n #Jazz" on #WMPG (July 1, 2026 broadcast). Playlist includes #BillieHoliday, #RayCharles, #JamesBrown, #WadadaLeoSmith, #MontyAlexander, and #OrnetteColeman!
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/22659312/Juke-Jive-n-JazzAudio archive (available for 5 weeks):
https://www.wmpg.org/show/wed1300/#BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #CollegeRadio #CommunityRadio #CommunitySupportedRadio
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So, here's a different take on #Americas250th -- a special #July4th edition of "Juke, Jive 'n #Jazz" on #WMPG (July 1, 2026 broadcast). Playlist includes #BillieHoliday, #RayCharles, #JamesBrown, #WadadaLeoSmith, #MontyAlexander, and #OrnetteColeman!
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/22659312/Juke-Jive-n-JazzAudio archive (available for 5 weeks):
https://www.wmpg.org/show/wed1300/#BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #CollegeRadio #CommunityRadio #CommunitySupportedRadio
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So, here's a different take on #Americas250th -- a special #July4th edition of "Juke, Jive 'n #Jazz" on #WMPG (July 1, 2026 broadcast). Playlist includes #BillieHoliday, #RayCharles, #JamesBrown, #WadadaLeoSmith, #MontyAlexander, and #OrnetteColeman!
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/22659312/Juke-Jive-n-JazzAudio archive (available for 5 weeks):
https://www.wmpg.org/show/wed1300/#BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #CollegeRadio #CommunityRadio #CommunitySupportedRadio
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So, here's a different take on #Americas250th -- a special #July4th edition of "Juke, Jive 'n #Jazz" on #WMPG (July 1, 2026 broadcast). Playlist includes #BillieHoliday, #RayCharles, #JamesBrown, #WadadaLeoSmith, #MontyAlexander, and #OrnetteColeman!
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/22659312/Juke-Jive-n-JazzAudio archive (available for 5 weeks):
https://www.wmpg.org/show/wed1300/#BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #CollegeRadio #CommunityRadio #CommunitySupportedRadio
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Very worthy of a listen/watch ❤️🎵🎶🙌
The String Queens - Troubled Liberty (Official Video)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WFWkraLx5Xs#NowPlaying #music #MusicVideo #BlackWomen #BlackMastodon #BlackPower #BlackCulture #FreshRelease #TheStringQueens #cello #violin #BlackMusicians #StringInstruments
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Very worthy of a listen/watch ❤️🎵🎶🙌
The String Queens - Troubled Liberty (Official Video)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WFWkraLx5Xs#NowPlaying #music #MusicVideo #BlackWomen #BlackMastodon #BlackPower #BlackCulture #FreshRelease #TheStringQueens #cello #violin #BlackMusicians #StringInstruments
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Very worthy of a listen/watch ❤️🎵🎶🙌
The String Queens - Troubled Liberty (Official Video)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WFWkraLx5Xs#NowPlaying #music #MusicVideo #BlackWomen #BlackMastodon #BlackPower #BlackCulture #FreshRelease #TheStringQueens #cello #violin #BlackMusicians #StringInstruments
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Very worthy of a listen/watch ❤️🎵🎶🙌
The String Queens - Troubled Liberty (Official Video)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WFWkraLx5Xs#NowPlaying #music #MusicVideo #BlackWomen #BlackMastodon #BlackPower #BlackCulture #FreshRelease #TheStringQueens #cello #violin #BlackMusicians #StringInstruments
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#JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95
by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026
"Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.
"He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.
"Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.
"The cause of his death has not been announced."
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#JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95
by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026
"Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.
"He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.
"Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.
"The cause of his death has not been announced."
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#JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95
by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026
"Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.
"He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.
"Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.
"The cause of his death has not been announced."
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#JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95
by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026
"Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.
"He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.
"Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.
"The cause of his death has not been announced."
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[Black british] musician and music producer who had paranoid schizophrenia. He died following a cardiac arrest on 21 August 2008 while in [pig] custody
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sean_RiggMoses George Hogan (March 13, 1957 – February 11, 2003) was
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[Black british] musician and music producer who had paranoid schizophrenia. He died following a cardiac arrest on 21 August 2008 while in [pig] custody
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sean_RiggMoses George Hogan (March 13, 1957 – February 11, 2003) was
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[Black british] musician and music producer who had paranoid schizophrenia. He died following a cardiac arrest on 21 August 2008 while in [pig] custody
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sean_RiggMoses George Hogan (March 13, 1957 – February 11, 2003) was
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[Black british] musician and music producer who had paranoid schizophrenia. He died following a cardiac arrest on 21 August 2008 while in [pig] custody
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sean_RiggMoses George Hogan (March 13, 1957 – February 11, 2003) was
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musicians, and one of the country's most enduring living legends. ...Considered one of the icons of Creole and musica criolla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Ayll%C3%B3n/6
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musicians, and one of the country's most enduring living legends. ...Considered one of the icons of Creole and musica criolla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Ayll%C3%B3n/6
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musicians, and one of the country's most enduring living legends. ...Considered one of the icons of Creole and musica criolla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Ayll%C3%B3n/6
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musicians, and one of the country's most enduring living legends. ...Considered one of the icons of Creole and musica criolla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Ayll%C3%B3n/6
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!
Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMWith Chet
"Mixtape style on wax...
From Funk to Punk! A high energy eclectic mix brought to you on VINYL!"
Includes both music and spoken word tracks including: #MartinLutherKingJr, #CutChemist, #CharlesBradley #TheTemptations , #OtisRedding #StevieWonder , #GilScottHeron, #PublicEnemy, and #NinaSimone.
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/21849701/Wax-PoeticArchived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/##Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio
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A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!
Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMWith Chet
"Mixtape style on wax...
From Funk to Punk! A high energy eclectic mix brought to you on VINYL!"
Includes both music and spoken word tracks including: #MartinLutherKingJr, #CutChemist, #CharlesBradley #TheTemptations , #OtisRedding #StevieWonder , #GilScottHeron, #PublicEnemy, and #NinaSimone.
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/21849701/Wax-PoeticArchived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/##Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio
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A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!
Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMWith Chet
"Mixtape style on wax...
From Funk to Punk! A high energy eclectic mix brought to you on VINYL!"
Includes both music and spoken word tracks including: #MartinLutherKingJr, #CutChemist, #CharlesBradley #TheTemptations , #OtisRedding #StevieWonder , #GilScottHeron, #PublicEnemy, and #NinaSimone.
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/21849701/Wax-PoeticArchived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/##Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio
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A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!
Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMWith Chet
"Mixtape style on wax...
From Funk to Punk! A high energy eclectic mix brought to you on VINYL!"
Includes both music and spoken word tracks including: #MartinLutherKingJr, #CutChemist, #CharlesBradley #TheTemptations , #OtisRedding #StevieWonder , #GilScottHeron, #PublicEnemy, and #NinaSimone.
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/21849701/Wax-PoeticArchived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/##Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio
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#PortlandME - #JazzAtTheMovies film series
"#WMPG’s Jazz At The Movies team are pleased to present our first film of the 2026 season, the documentary 'Music Pictures: #NewOrleans'.
"Beautifully shot and recorded, the film is a loving portrait of four Crescent City jazz, soul, and blues legends, and a celebration of 100 years of New Orleans musical history.
"Directed by New Orleans native filmmaker #BenChace, 'Music Pictures: New Orleans' is a vibrant documentary exploring the rich musical heritage of New Orleans. It showcases the city’s diverse musical landscape, from legendary #JazzClubs to lively street performances, highlighting the influences of #Creole, #AfricanAmerican, and #French cultures, and how historical events, like #MardiGras and #HurricaneKatrina, have shaped the city’s music scene. Through interviews with local musicians and historians, Music Pictures: New Orleans reveals music’s central role in the city’s cultural and social fabric.
"The film showcases four New Orleans music legends: Grammy-winning #IrmaThomas 'The Soul Queen of New Orleans' ; #BennyJonesSr., the leader and drummer of the world renowned #TremeBrassBand; guitarist #LittleFreddieKing, the 'Last King of the Blues'; and the pianist and educator, #EllisMarsalisJr., patriarch of the famed jazz family, in what would be his last concert before his death. Music Pictures: New Orleans follows each of the four artists, one by one, as they talk about their lives, rehearse, and record a new album in the studio in early 2020s. By combining vintage footage with live interviews and rare backstage access, this film provides a wonderful snapshot of New Orleans as the home for so much great American music, from #soul to #BrassBand to jazz and #TheBlues. What better way to get ready for the Mardi Gras season!"
Saturday, January 31st,
7PM
Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland
Admission is FREESource:
https://www.wmpg.org/jazz-at-the-movies-presents-not-not-jazz-w-live-performance/#JazzHistory #MusicHistory #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #NewOrleansHistory
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#PortlandME - #JazzAtTheMovies film series
"#WMPG’s Jazz At The Movies team are pleased to present our first film of the 2026 season, the documentary 'Music Pictures: #NewOrleans'.
"Beautifully shot and recorded, the film is a loving portrait of four Crescent City jazz, soul, and blues legends, and a celebration of 100 years of New Orleans musical history.
"Directed by New Orleans native filmmaker #BenChace, 'Music Pictures: New Orleans' is a vibrant documentary exploring the rich musical heritage of New Orleans. It showcases the city’s diverse musical landscape, from legendary #JazzClubs to lively street performances, highlighting the influences of #Creole, #AfricanAmerican, and #French cultures, and how historical events, like #MardiGras and #HurricaneKatrina, have shaped the city’s music scene. Through interviews with local musicians and historians, Music Pictures: New Orleans reveals music’s central role in the city’s cultural and social fabric.
"The film showcases four New Orleans music legends: Grammy-winning #IrmaThomas 'The Soul Queen of New Orleans' ; #BennyJonesSr., the leader and drummer of the world renowned #TremeBrassBand; guitarist #LittleFreddieKing, the 'Last King of the Blues'; and the pianist and educator, #EllisMarsalisJr., patriarch of the famed jazz family, in what would be his last concert before his death. Music Pictures: New Orleans follows each of the four artists, one by one, as they talk about their lives, rehearse, and record a new album in the studio in early 2020s. By combining vintage footage with live interviews and rare backstage access, this film provides a wonderful snapshot of New Orleans as the home for so much great American music, from #soul to #BrassBand to jazz and #TheBlues. What better way to get ready for the Mardi Gras season!"
Saturday, January 31st,
7PM
Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland
Admission is FREESource:
https://www.wmpg.org/jazz-at-the-movies-presents-not-not-jazz-w-live-performance/#JazzHistory #MusicHistory #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #NewOrleansHistory
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#PortlandME - #JazzAtTheMovies film series
"#WMPG’s Jazz At The Movies team are pleased to present our first film of the 2026 season, the documentary 'Music Pictures: #NewOrleans'.
"Beautifully shot and recorded, the film is a loving portrait of four Crescent City jazz, soul, and blues legends, and a celebration of 100 years of New Orleans musical history.
"Directed by New Orleans native filmmaker #BenChace, 'Music Pictures: New Orleans' is a vibrant documentary exploring the rich musical heritage of New Orleans. It showcases the city’s diverse musical landscape, from legendary #JazzClubs to lively street performances, highlighting the influences of #Creole, #AfricanAmerican, and #French cultures, and how historical events, like #MardiGras and #HurricaneKatrina, have shaped the city’s music scene. Through interviews with local musicians and historians, Music Pictures: New Orleans reveals music’s central role in the city’s cultural and social fabric.
"The film showcases four New Orleans music legends: Grammy-winning #IrmaThomas 'The Soul Queen of New Orleans' ; #BennyJonesSr., the leader and drummer of the world renowned #TremeBrassBand; guitarist #LittleFreddieKing, the 'Last King of the Blues'; and the pianist and educator, #EllisMarsalisJr., patriarch of the famed jazz family, in what would be his last concert before his death. Music Pictures: New Orleans follows each of the four artists, one by one, as they talk about their lives, rehearse, and record a new album in the studio in early 2020s. By combining vintage footage with live interviews and rare backstage access, this film provides a wonderful snapshot of New Orleans as the home for so much great American music, from #soul to #BrassBand to jazz and #TheBlues. What better way to get ready for the Mardi Gras season!"
Saturday, January 31st,
7PM
Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland
Admission is FREESource:
https://www.wmpg.org/jazz-at-the-movies-presents-not-not-jazz-w-live-performance/#JazzHistory #MusicHistory #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #NewOrleansHistory
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#PortlandME - #JazzAtTheMovies film series
"#WMPG’s Jazz At The Movies team are pleased to present our first film of the 2026 season, the documentary 'Music Pictures: #NewOrleans'.
"Beautifully shot and recorded, the film is a loving portrait of four Crescent City jazz, soul, and blues legends, and a celebration of 100 years of New Orleans musical history.
"Directed by New Orleans native filmmaker #BenChace, 'Music Pictures: New Orleans' is a vibrant documentary exploring the rich musical heritage of New Orleans. It showcases the city’s diverse musical landscape, from legendary #JazzClubs to lively street performances, highlighting the influences of #Creole, #AfricanAmerican, and #French cultures, and how historical events, like #MardiGras and #HurricaneKatrina, have shaped the city’s music scene. Through interviews with local musicians and historians, Music Pictures: New Orleans reveals music’s central role in the city’s cultural and social fabric.
"The film showcases four New Orleans music legends: Grammy-winning #IrmaThomas 'The Soul Queen of New Orleans' ; #BennyJonesSr., the leader and drummer of the world renowned #TremeBrassBand; guitarist #LittleFreddieKing, the 'Last King of the Blues'; and the pianist and educator, #EllisMarsalisJr., patriarch of the famed jazz family, in what would be his last concert before his death. Music Pictures: New Orleans follows each of the four artists, one by one, as they talk about their lives, rehearse, and record a new album in the studio in early 2020s. By combining vintage footage with live interviews and rare backstage access, this film provides a wonderful snapshot of New Orleans as the home for so much great American music, from #soul to #BrassBand to jazz and #TheBlues. What better way to get ready for the Mardi Gras season!"
Saturday, January 31st,
7PM
Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland
Admission is FREESource:
https://www.wmpg.org/jazz-at-the-movies-presents-not-not-jazz-w-live-performance/#JazzHistory #MusicHistory #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #NewOrleansHistory
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Long before #LedZeppelin's [unattributed / stolen] cover...
#KansasJoeMcCoy and #MemphisMinnie When the Levee Breaks - Famous 1927 #MississippiRiverFlood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swhEa8vuP6U
#WhenTheLeveeBreaks #Floods #Levees #BlackMusicians #BlackHistory #MusicHistory
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Long before #LedZeppelin's [unattributed / stolen] cover...
#KansasJoeMcCoy and #MemphisMinnie When the Levee Breaks - Famous 1927 #MississippiRiverFlood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swhEa8vuP6U
#WhenTheLeveeBreaks #Floods #Levees #BlackMusicians #BlackHistory #MusicHistory
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Long before #LedZeppelin's [unattributed / stolen] cover...
#KansasJoeMcCoy and #MemphisMinnie When the Levee Breaks - Famous 1927 #MississippiRiverFlood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swhEa8vuP6U
#WhenTheLeveeBreaks #Floods #Levees #BlackMusicians #BlackHistory #MusicHistory
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Long before #LedZeppelin's [unattributed / stolen] cover...
#KansasJoeMcCoy and #MemphisMinnie When the Levee Breaks - Famous 1927 #MississippiRiverFlood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swhEa8vuP6U
#WhenTheLeveeBreaks #Floods #Levees #BlackMusicians #BlackHistory #MusicHistory
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#JimmyCliff: 8 Essential Songs
A giant of #JamaicanMusic, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish #reggae’s themes of #struggle, #resistance and uplift.By Ben Sisario
Nov. 24, 2025, 12:12 p.m. ET“I’d rather be a free man in my grave / Than living as a puppet or a slave.”
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/arts/music/jimmy-cliff-songs.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/zOwwB#RestInPowerJimmyCliff #RIPJimmyCliff #VietnamReisters #AntiWar #BlackMusicians #JamaicanMusicians #Jamaica #MissJamaica #HurricaneHattie #TheHarderTheyCome #ICanSeeClearlyNow #Trapped
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#JimmyCliff: 8 Essential Songs
A giant of #JamaicanMusic, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish #reggae’s themes of #struggle, #resistance and uplift.By Ben Sisario
Nov. 24, 2025, 12:12 p.m. ET“I’d rather be a free man in my grave / Than living as a puppet or a slave.”
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/arts/music/jimmy-cliff-songs.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/zOwwB#RestInPowerJimmyCliff #RIPJimmyCliff #VietnamReisters #AntiWar #BlackMusicians #JamaicanMusicians #Jamaica #MissJamaica #HurricaneHattie #TheHarderTheyCome #ICanSeeClearlyNow #Trapped
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#JimmyCliff: 8 Essential Songs
A giant of #JamaicanMusic, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish #reggae’s themes of #struggle, #resistance and uplift.By Ben Sisario
Nov. 24, 2025, 12:12 p.m. ET“I’d rather be a free man in my grave / Than living as a puppet or a slave.”
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/arts/music/jimmy-cliff-songs.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/zOwwB#RestInPowerJimmyCliff #RIPJimmyCliff #VietnamReisters #AntiWar #BlackMusicians #JamaicanMusicians #Jamaica #MissJamaica #HurricaneHattie #TheHarderTheyCome #ICanSeeClearlyNow #Trapped
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#JimmyCliff: 8 Essential Songs
A giant of #JamaicanMusic, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish #reggae’s themes of #struggle, #resistance and uplift.By Ben Sisario
Nov. 24, 2025, 12:12 p.m. ET“I’d rather be a free man in my grave / Than living as a puppet or a slave.”
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/arts/music/jimmy-cliff-songs.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/zOwwB#RestInPowerJimmyCliff #RIPJimmyCliff #VietnamReisters #AntiWar #BlackMusicians #JamaicanMusicians #Jamaica #MissJamaica #HurricaneHattie #TheHarderTheyCome #ICanSeeClearlyNow #Trapped
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Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackjazzmusicians #blackmusicians #blacksaxophonists #blackjazzsaxophonists #blackclarinetists #blackarrangers #blackcomposers #blackbandleaders #blackmusic #blackcreatives #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackjazzmusicians #blackmusicians #blacksaxophonists #blackjazzsaxophonists #blackclarinetists #blackarrangers #blackcomposers #blackbandleaders #blackmusic #blackcreatives #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackjazzmusicians #blackmusicians #blacksaxophonists #blackjazzsaxophonists #blackclarinetists #blackarrangers #blackcomposers #blackbandleaders #blackmusic #blackcreatives #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackjazzmusicians #blackmusicians #blacksaxophonists #blackjazzsaxophonists #blackclarinetists #blackarrangers #blackcomposers #blackbandleaders #blackmusic #blackcreatives #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Florence Kasumba (born 26 October 1976) is a Ugandan-born German actress.
Milton Nascimento (born October 26, 1942) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Curtis Jonnie (26 October 1946 – 12 January 2021) was an Ojibwe singer and songwriter from Canada
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#indigenous #afrobrazilian #afrolatino #hispanic #latino #firstnation #blacksongwriters #blackmusicians
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Florence Kasumba (born 26 October 1976) is a Ugandan-born German actress.
Milton Nascimento (born October 26, 1942) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Curtis Jonnie (26 October 1946 – 12 January 2021) was an Ojibwe singer and songwriter from Canada
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#indigenous #afrobrazilian #afrolatino #hispanic #latino #firstnation #blacksongwriters #blackmusicians
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Florence Kasumba (born 26 October 1976) is a Ugandan-born German actress.
Milton Nascimento (born October 26, 1942) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Curtis Jonnie (26 October 1946 – 12 January 2021) was an Ojibwe singer and songwriter from Canada
(4/7)
#indigenous #afrobrazilian #afrolatino #hispanic #latino #firstnation #blacksongwriters #blackmusicians
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Florence Kasumba (born 26 October 1976) is a Ugandan-born German actress.
Milton Nascimento (born October 26, 1942) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Curtis Jonnie (26 October 1946 – 12 January 2021) was an Ojibwe singer and songwriter from Canada
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#indigenous #afrobrazilian #afrolatino #hispanic #latino #firstnation #blacksongwriters #blackmusicians
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George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (11 Oct 1778 – 29 Feb 1860) was a British musician, of African descent. He was a virtuoso violinist who lived in [england] for much of his life. His playing impressed Beethoven, who made Bridgetower the original dedicatee of his Kreutzer Sonata.
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George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (11 Oct 1778 – 29 Feb 1860) was a British musician, of African descent. He was a virtuoso violinist who lived in [england] for much of his life. His playing impressed Beethoven, who made Bridgetower the original dedicatee of his Kreutzer Sonata.
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George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (11 Oct 1778 – 29 Feb 1860) was a British musician, of African descent. He was a virtuoso violinist who lived in [england] for much of his life. His playing impressed Beethoven, who made Bridgetower the original dedicatee of his Kreutzer Sonata.
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George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (11 Oct 1778 – 29 Feb 1860) was a British musician, of African descent. He was a virtuoso violinist who lived in [england] for much of his life. His playing impressed Beethoven, who made Bridgetower the original dedicatee of his Kreutzer Sonata.
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Solomon Popoli Linda OIG (1909 – 8 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), was a South African musician
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackafrican #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmusicians #blacksingers #blackcomposers #blackmusic #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Solomon Popoli Linda OIG (1909 – 8 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), was a South African musician
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackafrican #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmusicians #blacksingers #blackcomposers #blackmusic #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Solomon Popoli Linda OIG (1909 – 8 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), was a South African musician
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackafrican #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmusicians #blacksingers #blackcomposers #blackmusic #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Solomon Popoli Linda OIG (1909 – 8 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), was a South African musician
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackafrican #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmusicians #blacksingers #blackcomposers #blackmusic #blackhistory #blackmastodon