Kansas City jazz singer Julia Lee was never a national household name, but she did push boundaries: 75 years ago, she recorded her first big hit, "Snatch and Grab It." Seventy-five years ago today, a ...

After nearly 40 years as a working bassist, Lee Smith has become a Philadelphia legend, playing gig after gig with just about everyone, including the Delphonics, Mongo Santamaria, Dizzy Gillespie, ...

“People don’t realize how queer the Harlem Renaissance was.” Albert Lee makes the point while reflecting on how the “fluidity” of his sexual identity — and the multi-pronged path of his musical career ...

Seventy-five years ago today, a Kansas City jazz singer recorded her first big hit - Julia Lee. She was never a household name, but she was one of a handful of women who pioneered a specific type of ...