Growing up in Chicago, Amir ElSaffar’s most vivid contact with Iraqi culture came through food. Though his mother’s ancestors settled in America during the 1600s, she had learned to prepare the ...

Every year on April 30, jazz lovers around the world celebrate the genre’s power to bring cultures together. But while most people think of smoky bars in New Orleans or underground clubs in Paris, the ...

BROOKLYN — MUSIC LOVERS CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY got a preview of Brooklyn-based composer and documentarian Eugene Marlow’s latest feature-length documentary, “Jazz In Arabic Culture.” The ...

BERLIN (AP) — Arab musicians in Berlin are bringing their musical roots to Germans – with a little help from American jazz. At the monthly Arab Song Jam in the German capital, musicians use famous ...

This year the jazz series at Spoleto Festival USA features a quintet that speaks a language of collective sound, manifold influence and unencumbered individuality. Composer and violinist Layale Chaker ...

Jazz may have been born in the clubs of Chicago and New York, but it long ago slipped beyond the borders of America. In the Arab world, the genre found its way into smoky bars and vibrant lounges, ...

Palestinian guitarist Michel Sajrawy was shredding in a Nazareth basement with his buddies when he found the answer: a guitar technique that let him play both Arab and Western melodies with perfect ...

Their mission is to make music, but this Arabic-jazz fusion band is also in the business of promoting peace and coexistence. Mohammad Kundas ’10 founded the 12-member band Mochila to build bridges ...

In this Destination Detroit-themed episode, hear about Detroit PBS’ efforts to share Southeast Michigan’s rich history ahead of America250; learn about an oral history project that’s preserving the ...

World conflicts do not spare musicians. They are among the millions of displaced persons upon the planet. A refugee assistance organization in Europe which has assisted hundreds said an accurate total ...

Pianist Jason Moran, Southeast Michigan’s Arab American community, and Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd. A conversation with Detroit Jazz Festival’s 2025 artist-in-residence, pianist and composer Jason Moran. The ...

BERLIN (AP) — Arab musicians in Berlin are bringing their musical roots to Germans — with a little help from American jazz. At the monthly Arab Song Jam in the German capital, musicians use famous ...