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The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. [1]
The Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, was a cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York, and spanning the 1920s. This list includes intellectuals and activists, writers, artists, and performers who were closely associated with the movement.
Lionel Hampton – jazz musician; lived in Harlem through World War II and for some years thereafter [37] Hubert Harrison – "the father of Harlem Radicalism" Leonard Harper – Harlem Renaissance producer, stager, and choreographer; Coleman Hawkins – musician, saxophone player; lived at 555 Edgecombe Avenue [42]
This is a list of female entertainers of the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York, in the 1920s. Dancers, choreographers, and orchestra leaders
Lenox Avenue is the primary north–south route through Harlem in the upper portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan, and was the heart of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s. In 1932, Harlem had been firmly established as the world capital of jazz and African-American culture. Jazz flourished and grew on Lenox Avenue ...
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
An iconic 1958 photograph of Black artists in Harlem will be recreated with emerging Black artists in London to commemorate The post Artists recreate 1958 photograph of Harlem jazz musicians ...
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader.He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era.