The real reason the revolution will not be televised (with apologies to Gil Scott-Heron) is that the sound of the revolution is free jazz. While those street fighting men are satisfied to throw rock ...

Thanksgiving is next Thursday, and now is as good a time as any for us to be reminded how blessed we are to live where we do and enjoy the kind of music scene that we do. There are great, affordable ...

Increasingly and with growing momentum, right up until he died at the young age of 55 in 2018, Roy Hargrove was a standard bearer for a new kind of African American jazz. The recipe embraced a variety ...

This is FRESH AIR. Off and on for two decades, trombonist Ku-umba Frank Lacy has played in New York's Mingus Big Band, dedicated to the music of the late Charles Mingus. On the band's new album, Lacy ...

Ku-umba Frank Lacy stands at an interesting point in jazz’s long and growing history. At 62, he is young enough to have learned his trade from such storied mentors as the legendary Art Blakey, who ...

Ku-umba Frank Lacy provides vocals on the new record by the Mingus Big Band. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says the album, which is dedicated to the late Charles Mingus, is "worthy of the Mingus brand." ...

How many Broadway shows has Frank Lacy been in? Frank Lacy has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows. How many West End shows has Frank Lacy been in? Frank Lacy has not appeared in the West End.