Academy of Music celebrates jazz with ‘Django in June’

Just hearing the word “Django” may bring thoughts of music or dance for some. And they would be right. “Django” is a 1954 ...

James Blood Ulmer, Innovative Guitarist Who Fused the Avant-Garde to Blues, Dead at 86

James Blood Ulmer, the innovative guitarist who fused avant-garde jazz with funk and the blues, has died at age 86.

James Blood Ulmer, Pioneering Funk and Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 86James Blood Ulmer, Pioneering Funk and Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 86

James Blood Ulmer, the avant-garde jazz, funk, and blues guitarist, died on June 3 at the age of 86, reports NPR. In a ...

“We had two kinds of blues: one that was forbidden, and one that wasn’t.” James “Blood” Ulmer, guitarist who redefined blues through free jazz and harmolodic theo…

From rural South Carolina to Ornette Coleman’s circle, he built a guitar style that defied categorization and influenced ...