Harlem House Where Billie Holiday Lived Is Damaged in Fire
A four-alarm fire on Wednesday evening severely damaged a building in Harlem where the jazz legend Billie Holiday once lived. The Fire Department said it received the call at about…
Susan Alcorn, Voyager on Pedal Steel Guitar, Dies at 71
Susan Alcorn, an experimental composer and musician who pushed the pedal steel guitar, an instrument more often associated with the country music roadhouse, into the avant-garde, died on Friday in…
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Blue Note Records
Rachelle Ferrell reaches beyond what singing intended. In 1995, Blue Note released her debut album, “First Instrument,” and it was appropriately named, calling attention to the voice as an inseparable…