Musical prodigy Francesco Cafiso took up the saxophone when he was nine years old. With his recent work, he has infused his jazz with sicilianità. In New York Cafiso and his trio (bassist Marco Panascia and McClenty Hunter on drums) played a joyous performance that earned a rapturous ovation.

Canadian Michael Occhipinti’s band, the Sicilian Project, has returned with a new album, "Muorica" (Modica), a mix of traditional songs, that merges the sounds of Sicily and his own musical taste, which he developed in Toronto. It represents one of the finest cultural expressions from the North American Italian diaspora

In this interview, the scholar from SUNY Stony Brook talks about his personal involvement with the issue of organized crime in Campania: "I lost my little four-year-old cousin to stomach cancer, and the doctor said it was most likely linked to toxic waste. So I take it very seriously... I have had enough...

Sicilians began to come to New Orleans in large numbers in the late 19th century, when "Louisiana was working with the sugar planters to try to replace, slaves." Today, though it's not accurate to say that the heart of the French Quarter is controlled by the mob, Bourbon street would look very...

The life of boy from a middle-class family in Palermo is intertwined with Cosa Nostra from the moment of his conception. The film is ingeniously written, directed with flair and invention, and perfectly balanced between comedy and pathos

Organized crime becomes "Mafia" when criminal enterprises engage in relations of reciprocity with the establishment. And Carlos Marcello was a master of building those relationships. However, his name is not well known to the public. Stefano Vaccara is not the first to connect the New Orleans boss to JFK’s assassination,...