All Stories from 1600 to the Present

1

Afrofuturism in Black Music

Grace Jones
2

African Origins and Adaptations in African American Music

Thelonius Monk
3

Musical Exchange Across the “Black Atlantic”

Francis Manneh Fuster, Hugh Masekela, and Morris Goldberg
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Black Composers and Concert Artists

Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, and James Levine, with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, 1990
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Revolutionary Concepts in African American Music

We Shall Overcome
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Media, Technology, and the African American Music Business

W.C. Handy playing trumpet
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Defining Genre in Jazz

John Coltrane
8

Caribbean and Latin Connections in Jazz

Machito, Jose Mangual, Mario Bouza, Ubaldo Nieto, and Graciella Grillo, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947
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Global Jazz

Sérgio and Odair Assad with special guest Paquito D'Rivera
10

Mid-20th Century Transitions in Jazz

Wynton Marsalis
1600—Present
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John Jeter & Fort Smith Symphony
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The Timeline of African American Music by Portia K. Maultsby, Ph.D. presents the remarkable diversity of African American music, revealing the unique characteristics of each genre and style, from the earliest folk traditions to present-day popular music.

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Jessye Norman

Carnegie Hall’s interactive Timeline of African American Music is dedicated to the loving memory of the late soprano and recitalist Jessye Norman.

© 2008 Richard Termine

Special thanks to Dr. Portia K. Maultsby and to the Advisory Scholars for their commitment and thought-provoking contributions to this resource.

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The Timeline of African American Music has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. The project is also supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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