Overview :Published less than fifty years ago, Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man shares with older classic works the odd quality of seeming to have been i... Read More
Overview :The Romare Bearden Reader brings together a collection of new essays and canonical writings by novelists, poets, historians, critics, and pl... Read More
Overview :Taking to heart Ralph Ellison's remark that much in American life is "jazz-shaped," The Jazz Cadence of American Culture offers a wide range... Read More
Overview :Jackson Pollock dancing to the music as he painted; Romare Bearden's stage and costume designs for Alvin Ailey and Dianne McIntyre; Stanley ... Read More
Overview :"Billie Holiday deserves a biography in which her musicianship isn't overshadowed by the tragic events of her life. O'Meally has written tha... Read More
Overview :Ralph Ellison famously characterized ensemble jazz improvisation as "antagonistic cooperation." Both collaborative and competitive, musician... Read More
Overview :The first publication to focus on a rarely seen series of jazz-infused collages that explore the African American experience and the artist'... Read More