GOOD VIBES

The Jazz Songbook Re-Imagined: Beegie Adair

Throughout a 60-year career of renowned jazz piano mastery, Beegie Adair's unique style left a lasting impact on classic songs. While...

Aretha Franklin: Rare And Classic Performances By The Queen Of Soul

Very few artists have impacted music like the "Queen of Soul." Here is a showcase of some rare and classic live performances: full of...

The Afro-Caribbean Roots of Jazz: Early Recordings

Although jazz is often said to be an American creation, that's not the whole story. The rhythms and syncopation of jazz originate in...

Ground-Breaking Mexican-American Jazzmen: Remaking the Border of Jazz

In the 1950s and 1960s, Anthony Ortega, Ralph Peña, and Chuck Flores brought their own unique sounds into a jazz world that seemed to...

Music Central To Cultures: Part One

Today Cuppa Go begins a journey through musical forms across the globe that are central to cultural traditions. Music, as a universal...

Bettie Mae Fikes: The "Voice Of Selma" And Singing For Freedom Ever Since

Known as "the Voice of Selma," Bettie Mae Fikes became a Civil Rights Movement activist at age 15 and never looked back. Her powerful...

The Mills Brothers: Legendary Harmonies, Ground-Breaking Artists

Selling more than 50 million records while breaking racial barriers, they are one of music history's best-loved and most influential...

Sights! Music! Tastes! Three Amazing Ways To Virtually See The World

No reason to stay home! With these virtual travel opportunities, not even decades can keep you away! Choose Your Destination: AirPano -...

Langston Hughes: Jazz Man

Poet, social activist, playwright, essayist, and leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes was also deeply in love with...

Classic Brazilian Sounds: Bossa Nova And Beyond

Take a break and listen to some classic Brazilian music that has circled the world and planted songs in people's minds everywhere. Bossa...

These Female Mexican Guitarists Differ In Style, But All Are Electrifying!

Historically, many areas of instrumental music, especially the guitar, have been heavily male-dominated. But today, these Mexican women...

Johnny Mathis: Legendary Voice Of Velvet & Ruler The Croon

The iconic king of the romantic ballad has been recording and packing concert halls for more than sixty years, and he's still going...

Ella Fitzgerald's Magnificent Musical Collaborations

The 'First Lady of Song' is not only widely considered the greatest female jazz singer of all time in her own right, but her...

Bagpipe Jazz! With Gunhild Carling, That's Just The Warmup!

This is one of the hardest working musicians out there! Playing an amazing range of instruments with high-energy virtuosity, this Swedish...

'Miss Jazz': A Painter Of Songs, Transcendent At The Keyboard

Carmen McRae was one of the great jazz singers, finding the tender, warm, or heartache depth in the songs she wrote and performed. An...

Lovie Austin: Stellar Blues/Jazz Composer, Pianist, And Bandleader

Now nearly forgotten, Lovie Austin was a founding talent of the Golden Age of Jazz and leader of her own band, the Blues Serenaders,...

Joaquín Orellana: Groundbreaking Guatemalan Sound Artist

Among the most influential living members of Latin America’s musical avant-garde, for more than fifty years, Joaquín Orellana has been...

Toshiko Akiyoshi: Jazz Trailblazer And Big Band Leader Like No Other

Ground-breaking jazz pianist, band-leader, and composer-arranger Toshiko Akiyoshi not only gave the world astonishing music, but made the...

Nancy Wilson: Legendary 'Song Stylist' Of Jazz, Blues, And Pop

Enjoy rare live performances of the singer and civil rights activist who has been called the most important vocalist to move freely among...

Humanity: One. Connected. A Rainbow Of Possibilities.

What really might happen if we truly realized our oneness? Here's some ways to explore the idea... One Humanity - This interactive mural...