Where the latter was a high-spirited and witty take on a game of chess, Miracle in the Gorbals mixes Glaswegian social realism with religious symbolism. It struck a chord with the wartime public, and ...

At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by spinning shellac 78 RPM discs of recordings made in the ...

Endowed with spectacular range, he played with Miles Davis, led New Directions and Special Edition, and spent decades with ...

Jack DeJohnette, one of the most daring and dynamic jazz drummers of the last 60 years, with a loose-limbed yet exacting beat ...

Pharoah Sanders’ 1977 release Izipho Zam (My Gifts) on the Strata-East label is a fascinating listen. Widely regarded as a landmark in the evolution of free jazz, it continues to grow on me—and that, ...

The Rev. Bill Carter remembers the story his mother told him about attending a Louis Armstrong concert in Venango County as a ...

The hottest tunes of a century ago will heat up again as the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra (SSJO) opens its new season ...

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, photo by Steve Rapport Next week, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will travel to New York for a special benefit concert.

The dynamic drummer worked with jazz innovators and avant-garde pioneers across his career.

A lifetime as a performer and eight years as a Kennesaw State University instructor have culminated in Karla Harris being ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s "Mother Africa" season continued last weekend with two concerts featuring South African musicians Nduduzo Makhathini and Vuyo Sotashe.

Farmers are serenading cows with smooth jazz. Studies on whether it boosts milk production are in-cow-clusive, but herds seem udderly delighted by the groovy tunes.