Samantha Ege

Nov 22, 2024 | libraryjournal.com | Samantha Ege

. (Music in American Life). Nov. 2024. 296p. ISBN 9780252088339. pap. $24.95. MUSIC COPY ISBN Chicago’s South Side has always been known for jazz and the blues. Still, in this latest entry in the University of Illinois Press “Music in American Life” series, readers learn that it was (and still is) part of the city’s vibrant classical music scene.

Nov 12, 2024 | nytimes.com | Samantha Ege

"Fabulous is the word for Mrs. Nora Douglas Holt," read the 1974obituary in The Amsterdam News. And fabulous she was: A pioneer of the Black classical music scene in Chicago, Holt also became an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age in Paris. Born into the middle-class, she moved back and forth between worlds: concert artist and blues singer, newspaper columnist and club hostess, erudite scholar and scandalous socialite.

Nov 12, 2024 | flipboard.com | Samantha Ege

Red Wing Finally Brings an Elusive Feature to Its Classic Moc BootLittle has changed on the Classic Moc since its debut in 1952. But it’s never too late to learn new tricks. The Red Wing Classic Moc is one of the …

May 15, 2024 | newstatesman.com | Samantha Ege |Leah Broad

On a warm May day in 1952, the composer Avril Coleridge-Taylor stepped onto the runway at Palmietfontein Airport. She was one of only two women on the inaugural Comet jet flight between Britain and South Africa, the fastest ever passenger service between the countries. South Africa seemed a world of promise to Coleridge-Taylor, aged 49 and eager for new adventures.

May 15, 2024 | icareifyoulisten.com | Samantha Ege |Garrett Schumann

By Dr. Samantha Ege and Garrett SchumannFrom Manchester, England to New York City, performers, scholars, and music lovers gathered through the month of March to commemorate the 100th birthday of the African American composer Julia Perry, born March 24, 1924. Perry was extraordinarily accomplished: she earned awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Institute of the Arts and Letters, and had her music performed by top ensembles in the US and Europe.