Director Malcolm Washington, co-star Erykah Badu, and more talk about drawing on blues, work songs, and spirituals to help ...

The piano on the set of “The Piano Lesson” was not a mere prop. It was, John David Washington jokes, “No. 1 on the call sheet ...

It was, John David Washington jokes, “No. 1 on the call sheet ... music of “The Piano Lesson” meant channeling generations worth of pain and perseverance in Black American life.

This remains true for everything in life, not just music. Without dedication and consistency in an area of desired growth, ...

Tim Long, who teaches at Eastman School of Music and directs its opera program, in his garden in Rochester, N.Y. It was relatively late in life, Long said, that “I started gearing my focus ...

Jazz's low-brow origins counted against the music and some Americans regarded jazz, like the blues, as sinful music. But within a year, recordings were pressed and released, and sheet music of the ...

Manchester United began life without ... to music, he was football-mad. Kella grew up in Bootle on Merseyside and says there was never any question over who he would support. "My whole family ...

Bouzereau described how he encountered resistance: “Williams said, ‘Nobody cares about my life story ... I became interested in film music for a job, playing piano in a [studio] orchestra.” From there ...

He was a collector of people. We saw the lengths to which he would go to help friends, friends of friends, and friends-to-be. And that is how we learned the importance of creating meaningful ...

For one writer, rethinking loss as a new part of herself, rather than something to move on from, proved transformative ...

My favorite part is definitely the cha-cha. It’s very catchy." Kiss of Life's ... their music inspire her. Driven by a curiosity for the craft, she taught herself to read sheet music, immersing ...