There's a reason historians keep circling back to jazz. Not because it's the most commercially dominant genre today - honestly, it isn't - but because few forces in American history moved through so ...

When we think of jazz, we think of instruments — saxophones, pianos, trumpets, trombones, clarinets, bass, drums, and guitars — blending in unpredictable ways to craft listening journeys fit for late ...

Wynton Marsalis, jazz musician and Juilliard School Director of Jazz Studies, speaks ahead of his weekend shows at Rackham Auditorium Wednesday evening. Caleb Rosenblum/DAILY. Buy this photo.

If there’s one genre that rivals country music for the most quintessentially American art form, it’s jazz. And, historically, the genres share a lot more common ground than you might think. One could ...

Award-winning author, University of Vermont professor and Berkshire County native John Gennari encapsulates his fascinating history of The Jazz Barn simply. "This a book about what happened in the ...

Ever since the earliest jazz musicians in New Orleans first picked up their instruments and started one of the most influential music revolutions in American history, jazz has been a powerful ...

The Miyumi Project play two sets as part of the Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival. From L: Jamie Kempkers, Mwata Bowden, Tatsu Aoki, Edward Wilkerson Jr., Coco Elysses, and Kioto Aoki. Credit: ...

The Red Cedar Symphony invites the public to an evening of smooth melodies and soulful swing for a celebration of American jazz music at the free summer pops concert on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. at ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 13th annual Eastside Kings Festival is set for this weekend. More than 20 bands and artists will play across five venues in historic east Austin on Saturday and Sunday. Eastside ...

“I'm not often surprised by the recordings of musicians the way I was overwhelmed the first time I heard Antonio Farao' on one of his recent CD's. What amazed me was what I felt inside of me. There is ...