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The Bessie Smith Cultural Center is unveiling a dynamic schedule of events and activities in celebration of Black History Month this year. As a cornerstone of cultural enrichment, the center aims to ...

Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues, was the first African American superstar, an artist that mingled regal dignity with sensuality. We’ll sample her recorded legacy, talk with critics and hear ...

Two special programs will be featured at this year's Southcoast Dixieland Clambake Jazz Festival, being held at five venues in the Bay Area -- an all-youth venue and a tribute to Bessie Smith. The ...

Bessie Smith- vocalist, composer, recording artist (1894-1937) “Empress of the Blues” She embodied the meaning of the blues, living the life she sang about ...

This broadcast continues the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Trilogy, Jose Luiz Martins, Jeff Libman, Medler Sextet and Nancy Kelly, with birthday shoutouts to Carline ...

Originally recorded: Feburary 1927 - June 1931. Performer(s): Bessie Smith, vocal; Joe Smith, trumpet; Charlie Green, trombone; James P. Johnson, piano; Fletcher ...

A Concord, North Carolina, resident is working to make sure a musical legend is forever remembered for a moment of bravery that occurred in the city almost 100 years ago. Jeff Williams was watching ...