BLACK HISTORY MONTH: ON THE COVER (AND IN YOUR EARS)

This striking collage from our brand-new Black History Month special issue gathers a few key personages from the musical story of New York: Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, The Notorious B.I.G., Ella Fitzgerald, Jay-Z, Nas and Lena Horne.

As you dive into the mag, we offer the playlist below as a time-traveling tour of an NYC of the imagination.