Juneteenth celebration at the Hook & Ladder has turned into a full-blown music fest with two stages and a cool cross-section of 14 Black Twin Cities performers of varying genres — all for free. Gospel ...

Gifted jazz singer, Abbey Lincoln, died on Saturday in New York City, reports the New York Times. Lincoln’s death was announced by her brother David Wooldrige. The Michigan native is known for ...

Here’s Abbey Lincoln in 1996 with Bob Dylan’s “Mr ... and thanks for tuning in to this look at the Bob Dylan Songbook, on Afterglow. Afterglow is part of the educational mission of Indiana ...

Abbey Lincoln: When There Is Love (Verve). The evolution of Abbey Lincoln has been fascinating to behold, as the singer has transformed herself from capable singer to major interpreter-songwriter.

In this excerpt from Black Journal originally released on April 27, 1970, drummer Max Roach and singer Abbey Lincoln perform at Norfolk State College in Virginia and share their thoughts on their ...

Abbey Lincoln was this and much more ... he has gradually rejected the 'dictatorship' of standards to create his own songbook of over 80 songs, with original lyrics and music.

Legendary group The Drifters will be performing all the classics when they return to Lincoln’s New Theatre Royal ... At the New Theatre Royal tonight is The McCartney Songbook, celebrating the music ...

Abbey Lincoln Songbook. “'Circle of Love' also perfectly describes the spirit of this concert - a gathering of musicians who love playing with each other, performing at a venue they love, and giving ...

Shank has been a champion of the songs of Abbey Lincoln, and the “Circle of Love” title of the concert is taken from a song of Lincoln's that Shank recorded on her CD A Free Spirit: Abbey Lincoln ...

Thu 12/16: The late Abbey Lincoln was known as a jazz vocalist who has been compared to Billie Holiday, and was also an actress and activist. According to the New York Times, she was living in ...

Activist, composer and all-round vocal great Abbey Lincoln has been our focus over the final week of February on Mornings. Take a listen to one of her iconic sessions alongside drummer Max Roach.