Echoes of Indiana Avenue

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The best of The Hampton Sisters

Celebrate Women’s History Month with music from The Hampton Sisters, a legendary Indianapolis jazz quartet featuring Dawn, Virtue, Carmelita, and Aletra Hampton. The Hampton Sisters formed as an independent band during World War 2, when many male musicians were serving in the Armed Forces.

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  Roy Ayers’ Avenue connections

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  The early blues women of Naptown

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  The soul women of Indiana Avenue

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  Hazel Johnson's Women in Jazz festival

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  Indiana Avenue Stomp – The music of Montana Taylor

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  The complete Pookie Johnson - Part 3

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  The complete Pookie Johnson - Part 2

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  The complete Pookie Johnson - Part 1

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  Remembering Reverend Dennis H. Freeman

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  MLK, civil rights, and gospel music

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  Origins of the name Naptown

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  Celebrating saxophonist Eddie Chamblee

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  Indianapolis musicians remember jazz drummer Al Coleman

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  Remembering midnight Christmas shows at The Walker

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  Indiana Avenue’s Black Christmas parade