Pioneering jazz pianist-singer Nat King Cole is best known for classics such as “Mona Lisa” and “The Christmas Song” as well ...

As Frieze Los Angeles shines a spotlight on art in the city, one community, long facing institutional apathy, calls for ...

The WSWS recently spoke to master musician Charles McPherson about the relationship between music, art and society.

The legacy of Ahmad Jamal and Pittsburgh’s jazz roots was celebrated on Wednesday at the Community Engagement Center in ...

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Jazz Foundation of America on Tuesday announced the Jazz Legacies Fellowship -- a new ...

In this issue, with Black History Month in mind, The Georgetowner proudly calls its readers’ attention to a Georgetown ...

This is the amusing moment a pig enjoyed listening to saxophone jazz ... Armstrong was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the American musical ... blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock and hip hop.

for a celebration of the cool jazz and hard bop movements in American jazz history. JLCO saxophonist Sherman Irby is the co-music director of this program, which explores the shared themes of ...