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LOS ANGELES -- The heavens give off a bittersweet glow for Black Americans.

Capturing the full power of a live 2019 performance, the Chicago musician channels a 1959 film and Sun Ra with her potent jazz-classical suite

The artist reflects on her storied career amid the launch of a retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art

Cut off from the ‘swinging’ innovations of 60s London, a generation of New Zealand musicians forged an underground scene that propelled the nation’s modern identity

The musician salutes the long career of the fellow saxophonist, the master of spiritual, ‘cosmic’ jazz who was ‘like a third grandfather’ to him

Taking cues from Afrofuturism, the film highlights the legacy of Mesoamerican culture destroyed by colonization

As someone who teaches and writes about Afrofuturism, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” I’m particularly excited about the introduction of Namor and the hidden kingdom of Talokan, which he leads.

The 98-year-old Arkestra vet Allen keeps the Ra flame burning with tranquil, semi-free jazz passages featuring kora, piano and his own abrasive sax. Even Chopin gets a look-in

Pink Floyd fans were more than a little surprised when the long-defunct band's drummer, Nick Mason, began performing four years ago in Saucerful of Secrets, a group devoted to showcasing the music Pink Floyd made between 1967 and 1972. But not nearly as surprised as Mason, whose debut gig with…