Music evokes history. Songs remind us of a time, a place, a moment. Songs like Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” can take us back to the dark days of segregation, and “We Shall Overcome” recalls Dr.
All this month, the Moonstone Arts Center in Philadelphia has been holding events that offer a historic overview of the Underground Railroad and the fight for freedom. One such event is today’s talk ...
For his final shows before the pandemic, Bill Frisell was touring U.S. jazz clubs with his new quartet, HARMONY: Frisell on electric guitar, along with the great, dramatic singer Petra Haden, Hank ...