He is still widely regarded as one of the most groundbreaking players of his generation because of how he fused jazz with big band arrangements. This novel approach and fusion of styles invite ...

There are Nutcrackers — Tchaikovsky’s, and Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn ... I would look at the array of pottery made from the famous red clay of North Carolina.

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Throughout his life, Martin Luther King Jr. championed civil and human rights across the country, including here in D.C. where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. This year, the annual ...

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Exploring the history and origins of the live album, which dates back to a 1938 concert recording of Benny Goodman at the iconic Carnegie Hall in New York.