From its mythological roots to its cultural impact, this video unpacks the origins of jazz and the legacy of its pioneers.

Enslaved people would sing work songs while working the plantations and religious spirituals in church. Combined with the African rhythms, these musical styles were the foundation of blues. The ...

Some Nation writers went out of their way to avoid discussing race in their critiques of the new music, even as loaded ...

Another reminder — with live musical demonstrations on stage — is coming to Kiggins Theatre. As part of its ongoing History on Tap collaboration with the Clark County Historical Museum, Kiggins will ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding ...

Not one place” says Carr. “Birmingham has this jazz history that is really distinctive, unique, and important, I think, José, but unknown,” Matthews told Carr during a conversation in the ...

The chapter “Our Mainstream Jazz” describes how, by 1970, jazz gained a modernist, formalized sensibility after the influence ...