CLASSICAL/ JAZZ/ BLUES

The event, which will take place on March 13 at the Cockpit Theatre in London’s Marylebone, will collect donations for individuals affected by the war in Ukraine. Alina Bzhezhinska, a Ukrainian-born jazz harpist and Jazz FM Award nominee, created Concert for Ukraine. She has spent the last decade in the…

The Orleans Parish School Board unanimously agreed to lift a prohibition on jazz music and dancing in public schools on Thursday. According to school authorities, the decision comes exactly 100 years after the resolution was passed. At a committee meeting this week, school board president Olin Parker remarked, “I’m really…

Barbara Morrison performs onstage at the 4th annual Black History Month Festival at Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center on February 20, 2021 in Los Angeles.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Barbara Morrison, a great jazz and blues singer from Los Angeles, has passed away. She was 72 years old at the time. According…