Clarke Bentancourt (Cynda Williams) steps into the spotlight and melts the room with a velvety, soul-soaked performance of “Harlem Blues.” This isn’t just a song - it’s a confession, and every note ...

In an extraordinary show of musical force, some of the greatest blues musicians alive converged on Harlem's storied Apollo Theater Friday night to honor the legendary Hubert Sumlin, longtime guitarist ...

And right in the middle of it all, Harlem Renaissance music was changing the way the world listened. But most people only ...

The transition from the tail end of the Harlem Renaissance to the Great Depression years of the early 1930s is the backdrop for playwright Pearl Cleage’s play “Blues for an Alabama Sky,” which is ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Get your tickets now to “The Weary Blues: Celebrating Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance” coming up Saturday, Feb. 7 at Alberta Abbey in northeast Portland. This unique ...

In the early and mid-20th century, New York's Harlem neighborhood served as a creative sanctuary for African-American painters, sculptors, musicians and authors, providing inspiration for artists ...

Ken Zimmerman opened the Harlem Avenue Lounge in Berwyn 42 years ago. A dozen years after that, he decided to turn his lounge into a blues club. This year the lounge’s website proclaims that they are ...