William Johnson, Cafe, 1940 Featuring the finest dealers of traditional African, Caribbean and African-American paintings, sculpture, prints, photography and fabric art, the National Black Fine Art Show is the only venue where collectors, students, and curators can view and buy from the full gamut of original Black art in a single venue. It provides [...]
African Diaspora Film Festival, New York, NY
The first festival focusing on the depicting the diversity and richness of the global Black experience, the African Diaspora Film Festival (ADFF) celebrates its 16th year in 2008. ADFF features an eclectic mix of urban, classic, foreign and independent films including many world and U.S. premieres. The directorial debut of Giancarlo Esposito (see below), this [...]
Bud Billiken Parade | Chicago, IL
Billed as the oldest and largest African American parade in the U.S., Chicago’s Bud Billiken Parade has been held on every second Saturday since 1929. Attracting thousands of spectators along its route, the parade marks for many the unofficial beginning of the end of summer. It features politicians, beauty queens, celebrities, musical performers, and [...]
Montreal Jazz Festival | Montreal, Canada
With well over 500 concerts spread over 10-days attended by 2 million people or more, the Montreal International Jazz Festival is billed as the world’s largest, attracting some of the world’s most famous and popular artists. Not a jazz fan? No worries. Featured musical genres span from Jazz to African to ‘50s-60s R&B to Folk [...]
Monterey Bay Blues Festival | Monterey, CA
Dedicated to perserving this unique American art form, Monterey Bay Blues Festival is considered one of the premier blues festivals in the country, attracting not only world-renowned blues artists, but young up and coming artists of the future. Highlights of this year’s line-up include B.B. King, Charlie Musselwhite, Susan Tedeschi, Homemade Jamz Band, Blind Boys [...]
Hampton Jazz Festival | Hampton, VA
The three day Hampton Jazz Festival features an eclectic lineup of top blues, soul, pop and jazz talent from around the world. The star-studded roster of artists scheduled to perform at this year’s 41st anniversary event includes Galdys Knight, Jill Scott, Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, Boney James and Jonathan Butler, Kenny G, Joss Stone, Raheem Devaugn, Kem, Dave [...]
