Jazz Articles about Cynthia Felton

Cynthia Felton: Afro Blue: The Music of Oscar Brown, Jr.

by C. Michael Bailey
January 19, 2009

Oscar Brown, Jr. (1926-2005) was a man of many talents and interests. Brown could count himself as a singer, songwriter, arranger, playwright, poet, and civil right activist with political proclivities. In jazz, Brown is best remembered for providing lyrics to many instrumental jazz standards, including Miles Davis' “All Blues" and Bobby Timmons' “Dat Dere."

Dr. Cynthia Felton is a woman of many talents and interests. Felton serves as the Artistic Director for The Ethnomusicology Library of American Heritage. She sports ...