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The Langston Hughes Review publishes articles, reviews, creative writing & visual art on Langston Hughes and topics related to his life and writings.

 The University of Kansas
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‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ film review: A must-see on Black history, arts, and politics

In 1972, Harlem-born documentarian William Greaves filmed a historic gathering of many still-living talents who had experienced the Harlem Renaissance, which had transpired about 50 years earlier....

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Publishers Weekly
@PublishersWklyOct 24
★ Farah Jasmine Griffin, a Columbia University literature professor and author of 'Read Until You Understand,' delivers an exemplary biography of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison. Lovers of literary history will savor this. @penguinpress buff.ly/C5YDOF1

The Seer: Toni Morrison Among the Ruins by Farah Jasmine Griffin

Griffin, a Columbia University literature professor and author of Read Until You Understand, delivers an exemplary biography of ...

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Zacchae’us Paul Connects Jazz, Hip-Hop And Gospel On 'Jazz Money Vol. 2: Swingin’ R&B' - That Eric...

Zacchae’us Paul has a musical family tree that stretches from the church organ to the jazz club, the Atlanta recording studio and the golden age of hip-hop. His new album ‘Jazz Money Vol. 2: Swingin’...

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@iam_resultOct 23
私はジャズセッションに行って、曲をコールできるときは結構な確率でSolarをお願いする。とくにギターがテーマをとるのが好き。その原点はやはりこれ。 ジャック・ディジョネット神、熟年期の名演のひとつだと思っている。 ソナーの抜けよく重心が低い鳴りも素晴らしい。 Src: instagram.com/reel/De0-Q_eIp…
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Ben Finlay@BenFinl97046623Oct 24
"I like the ability to express myself in a deep way. Blues is the closest music to our humanity - it's like a folk music that rises up out of a culture." Remembering the great Sonny Terry, born OTD in 1911 in Greensboro, Georgia.
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Clark Atlanta University@CAUOct 14
A message to our Panther family as we grieve, remember and support one another.
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The great Sonny Stitt!
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Ben Finlay@BenFinl97046623Oct 21
1) "As a musician you have to keep one foot back in the past and have one foot forward into the future." Remembering trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator, ambassador & one of the most significant musicians in history, Dizzy Gillespie, born OTD 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina
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Sam Cooke
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The night they were playing that beautiful Tennessee Waltz…🌙
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Bobby Broom@bobbybroomOct 20
EDDIE HARRIS: Today is the birthday of a real Chicago legend, Eddie Harris. I first met Eddie while I was on the road with Sonny. Later, I had the pleasure of sitting in with him at a show of his at the Jazz Showcase here in Chicago. Happy birthday, Eddie Harris! 📸: ?
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Jeff Weiss
@PassionweissOct 19
The legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson playing a Synclavier synthesizer, sometime in the '80s.
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How a retired Navajo Nation doctor earned a MacArthur genius grant for public art npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-577…

How a retired Navajo Nation doctor earned a MacArthur genius grant for public art

Chip Thomas, a retired physician on the Navajo Reservation, is well known for his large photograhpic murals. Now, he's been recognized with a MacArthur "genius" grant.

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gonzomike@gonzomikeOct 20
New York City radio was a musical wonderland for a kid coming of age in 1970s Harlem. substack.com/home/post/p-220…
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#WOMENSART
@womensart1Oct 19
Alice Coltrane ( 1937–2007), accomplished jazz pianist, harpist & composer, whose talents were overshadowed by her much more famous husband, jazz saxophonist John Coltrane #WomensArt
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Salad Jazz@SaladJazz1Oct 19
AHMAD JAMAL. JAZZ Session 1971 #Jazz
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Dan@dan_bstOct 19
Nina Simone Montreux 1976 ....
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Ben Finlay@BenFinl97046623Oct 20
"The sooner you step away from your comfort zone, the sooner you’ll realize that it wasn’t really all that comfortable." Remembering the great tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris, born OTD 1934 in Chicago.
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Ben Finlay@BenFinl97046623Oct 19
"The real aim of music is to co-ordinate the minds of the people into an intelligent reach for a better world and an intelligent approach to the living future." Recorded in Chicago OTD 1972, essential Sun Ra - the brilliant 'Space is the Place'.
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Time Capsule Tales
@timecaptalesOct 19
Stevie Wonder in 1973, performing “Superstition” during his guest appearance on "Sesame Street"
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Blue Note Records@bluenoterecordsOct 19
Tune in to NPR Fresh Air today to hear Meshell Ndegeocello's wide-ranging conversation with Tonya Mosley about her new album "Synonym" & more! Find the album here: meshellndegeocello.lnk.to/Sy…
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