Martin Luther King Jr.

On the January 11 WBGO Journal, a chat with legendary saxophonist and composer Branford Marsalis and we take you to Jazz Congress 2025

On this episode of The Art of the Story, NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and bandleader Branford Marsalis talks about his quartet's performance at KCA on January 19

NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and bandleader Branford Marsalis chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle about his upcoming performance at KCA in Queens

The drummer/composer/bandleader talks about his upcoming concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrating the life and legacy of the renowned activist Bayard Rustin.

This weekend was the 33rd annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. marked the occasion with a special music…

Political expression isn’t a new impulse for pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill, who leads the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. But he’s taking his most…

Listen to the blues legend share his memories of the powerful message Dr. King delivered when they met.