Music

One of our state’s popular and free music festivals is returning to the capital city soon, and this year, it’ll be in a brand new location, one that has been under renovation for many years.

One of our state’s popular and free music festivals is returning to the capital city soon, and this year, it’ll be in a brand new location, one that has been under renovation for many years.

Ralph Ellison, author of "Invisible Man," grew up playing the trumpet and carried jazz in his bones.

“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II (b. 1949). Musician. Classified by many as a country-music artist, Martha Marshall Chapman,II, and her style nonetheless have been difficult to categorize.

“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II (b. 1949). Musician. Classified by many as a country-music artist, Martha Marshall Chapman,II, and her style nonetheless have been difficult to categorize.

Allen Ginsberg, a powerful voice of the Beat Generation, drew deep inspiration from jazz.

When you think of the Beat Generation, you think of Jack Kerouac—and behind his writing, you’ll almost always find jazz.

Langston Hughes, the celebrated poet of the Harlem Renaissance, was deeply inspired by the music of Duke Ellington.

Langston Hughes, one of the leading voices of the Harlem Renaissance, often described his poetry as “jazz written on the page.” He was deeply inspired by the rhythms, improvisation, and spirit of African American music.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby" is as much a story of jazz as it is of love and ambition.