Issue No. 4: The Harlem Jazz Issue
Design by Sweden10 Letter from the Editor There is something about Harlem; the aura, the history, the culture and the diversity that has attracted people from all walks of life and all parts of the...
View ArticleHarlem Jazz Shrines Festival – Staff Picks
Next week, the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival, a collaborative effort with the Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile, will kick off its 1st Annual festival. Celebrating both the musical and...
View ArticleJazzmobile: Bringing Jazz to Your Backyard Since 1964
Jazzmobile, the first non-profit organization dedicated jazz music that brought legends like Sarah Vaughan and Duke Ellington to the community, is today as vibrant as ever. For 47 years, the vision of...
View ArticleTONIGHT! Revive Da Live: Late Night Jam at Minton’s Playhouse
The historic Minton’s Playhouse, arguable the venue that gave birth to bebop, is reopening its doors for a one night only event brought to you by the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival in conjunction with...
View Article(Count) Basie’s Lounge Re-created at Nectar Wine Bar Hosted by Cynthia Holiday
The Nectar Wine Bar was the backdrop for a string of jazz singers and vocalists this past Saturday night, one of the last performances for the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival 2011, celebrating the...
View ArticleOscar Hernandez and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra at Harlem Stage
Congas. Syncopated footsteps. Palms low on hips. The whip of ponytails. Hands flutter. Steps, glides, winds. Glossed lips, electric smiles. Purple lights flashing against the dance floor. This...
View ArticleWycliffe Gordon’s Jazz A La Carte
Friday evening the Apollo Theater was transported back to the swing era with Wycliffe Gordon’s Jazz A La Carte. Featuring Savion Glover, Temple University Big Band, Grace Kelly (on saxophone), Carla...
View Article5/7: Smalls Paradise ReCreated: Harlem After Dark at Harlem USA
Harlem After Dark is a journey back into the heydays of Harlem. In a joint effort between Revive Music and Jazzmobile, Small’s Paradise will revisit the experience and live music of the 1930s and...
View ArticleERIMAJ & Fabian Almazan at Harlem Stage 5/8/13
Tomorrow night (5/8/13), Harlem Stage is presenting an exciting double bill featuring ERIMAJ and Fabian Almazan as a part of the 2013 annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival. While ERIMAJ continues to...
View ArticleWatch: A Great Day In Harlem (1994)
In honor of the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival, we are streaming the 1994 documentary A Great Day in Harlem that documents the incredible circumstances that went into the timeless 1958 black and white...
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