Music
ArtBy Frederic John January 1, 2025
Musicians digging the scene in old clubs
Vendor Frederic John shares fond memories of listening to jazz music in old clubs across the U.S, including Blues Alley.
ArtBy Frederic John June 18, 2024
Organ trio, Cape May
A new story by Frederic John
OpinionBy Frederic John September 13, 2023
Fifty light years from Cousin Nick’s
Frederic John remembers his entry into the world of blues, and takes readers back to D.C.’s blues scene in the 1970s.
ArtBy Levester Green September 13, 2023
Fifty years of hip-hop: It was done so sweet it had to be a plan, mass communicating through the years
Levester Green celebrates 50 years of hip-hop, and spotlights Black entertainment industry.
ArtBy Chris Cole October 19, 2022
Organ Music
Chris Cole’s poem about the most confusing instrument: the organ.
ArtBy Marcus McCall August 24, 2022
Zoom
Artist and Vendor Marcus uses a song recommendation the song’s messages as an opportunity to remind all us to reflect on what really matters.
ArtBy Frederic John July 20, 2022
Jazz riffs
A new poem by Frederic John.
Confluence of care
A poem about music by Frederic John.
ArtBy Levester Green May 11, 2022
Jaded
Vendor Levester Green shares about music and housing issues.
ArtBy Chris Shaw May 11, 2022
Smokey-voiced ladies
Vendor Chris Shaw shares about jazz.
ArtBy Frederic John April 27, 2022
My ragtime revival
A tale from Frederic John.
ArtBy Frederic John April 6, 2022
Steel cage of invisible ‘crobes
Frederic John writes a poem called “Steel cage of invisible ‘crobes”, based on the poem “Sympathy” by P.L.
ArtBy Frederic John March 23, 2022
B.B.’s upraised palms
An ode to B.B. King.
ArtBy Levester Green March 9, 2022
Fair is fair even when you’re being unfair
Levester Green reflects on part of his journey with his rap career.
ArtBy Levester Green February 16, 2022
Surrounding my sound with elementals
Levester Green shares his experience with making music and working with others.
ArtBy Brianna Butler February 9, 2022
I hope you dance!
Brianna Butler encourages everyone to dance until they drop!
ArtBy Daniel Ball January 12, 2022
The sound of music
Daniel Ball writes about the impact music, and specifically James Brown, had on him.
ArtBy Kym Parker December 22, 2021
Having to listen to a song
Kym Parker reflects on God’s song.
ArtBy Sybil Taylor December 22, 2021
Merry Christmas!
Sybil Taylor writes about Christmas joy and her favorite Christmas playlist.
ArtBy Frederic John December 8, 2021
When BB was King, Part II
An ode to BB King.
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