The Modern Jazz Quartet was a major jazz institution, a band that, counting a seven-year “vacation,” lasted 43 years. During a time when jazz musicians were stereotyped as unreliable, rarely sober and ...

He began performing professionally in his teens and studied music theory and piano at the ... Metheny even called Hall “the ...

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

You have people like Cal Tjader, and you have a whole host of other modern jazz musicians that congregated around Brubeck - it was almost a Brubeck school. SMITH: So, was Dave Brubeck the pioneer ...

New Yorkers showed their appreciation for the arts this week at the 21st annual Winter Jazzfest. The vibrant sounds of jazz ...

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

voice in the field of modern jazz composition... [He] plays fierce soprano saxophone, holding up strong next to Dick Oatts, George Garzone and other world-class players. Norman David directs, plays ...

Now that the 2025 Jazz Fest lineup is out, it's time to start planning. You'll want to know about these changes to ticket ...

The recently announced 2025 North American leg of the band's "Dark Matter" tour includes several springtime dates in the ...

Saratoga Jazz Festival, presented by GE Vernova will return for a full two-day and two-stage weekend experience on Saturday, ...

Greg Bryant, the former host of WRTI's Evening Jazz, relocated to Los Angeles at the end of last year. He brings us this ...