Cann knows that many of the names on this program are unknown, but she hopes Chicago audiences will give it a chance.

Blind Tom Wiggins was a blind African American piano player and musical prodigy during the 19th century. He was blind from birth. Blind Tom gained international fame and toured extensively in the ...

so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...

A career goal that I’ve yet to tick off is performing in Carnegie Hall. I plan on tackling this by continuing to develop the ...

Most black urban musicians practiced their trade in less formal settings. African American fiddlers were popular fixtures in dance halls, where they spun out the jigs and reels that kept white ...

Waddell was a Bloomington native who became a celebrated classical vocalist in Europe and the United States, mentoring many ...