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Are you a jazz enthusiast? Do you enjoy the works of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and/or Carmen McRae? Do you miss live music? Then I have some great news for you. The Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) will be hosting their annual Central Brooklyn Jazz…

For any of you who have seen Soul, first off, just how great was that movie? A lot of media outlets I'm reading from are proposing that it is one of the greatest Pixar movies of all times and I couldn't agree more. Just the beautiful…

Hip-Hop and Classical music, the two genres couldn't be farther apart on the music spectrum; between Hip-Hop's stereotyped violent lyrics, and the peaceful, soothing of classical instruments. The two have deep ties though, thanks to the art of sampling. Sampling is the act of reusing…

Sarah Vaughan was a jazz singer from Newark, New Jersey. Born in 1924 to musical parents, Vaughan began piano lessons at seven years old and sang for her church. In her mid-teens she was finding her way into night clubs to perform, and ultimately dropped…

April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and MusicSOL intends to celebrate accordingly. We may not realize it in the moment, but history is being made with each passing day. On this day, April 7th, in Jazz history, there are no shortages of brick-laying events to mention.