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NCCU Offers Free Concert With The Harlem Quartet

The Harlem Quartet, a world-class ensemble of string musicians from diverse ethnic backgrounds, is coming to North Carolina Central University on Sept. 8…

Award Winning Talk Program Added to HD2 Lineup

Making Contact is committed to in-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. Showcasing voices and perspectives rarely heard in mainstream media,…

Labor Day Special

On Labor Day, Sept. 5, tune into WNCU to hear the best of the Newport Jazz Festival that took place on Aug. 6. …

New Jazz Show Airing on Thursday

On Thursday, August 4, at 7pm, WNCU will air a new jazz show, The Loft. Get ready to discover the universe of hard…

Death of NEA Jazz Master Frank Foster

“Although jazz has been officially declared a national treasure in recent years, far too few of its representative artists ever receive sufficient acknowledgement…

WNCU Broadcasts a Beat the Heat Special on August 13

WNCU will broadcast a Beat the Heat Special on Saturday, August 13, at 3 p.m. Although his life was cut tragically short, Little…

NCCU Team Earns Fellowship to Take Part in Global Teaching Project

Three members of the faculty and staff of North Carolina Central University have been selected as fellows to the State University of New…

NPR Jazz Notes

Live At The Village Vanguard The Heath Brothers: Live At The Village Vanguard In a family band made up of jazz legends, saxophonist…

Winners 2011 JJA Jazz Awards

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ Jimmy Heath MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Sonny Rollins COMPOSER OF THE YEAR Jason Moran UP AND COMING ARTIST OF…

NPR Jazz Notes

A Blog Supreme Where The Tuba Lives: 5 New Orleans Songs Featuring The Fat Horn Many things make New Orleans a one-of-a-kind music…

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