Eight bars in, and the band gets the groove. “Blues by Five” was the tune. Miles Davis. A hard-bopping workout, it was. And ...

A new sound is taking shape in New Orleans, one that blends the soul of jazz with the energy of bounce. It’s called “Jazz ...

New research suggests traditionally complex Western genres like jazz and classical music have become more simplified in ...

With more bad weather in Friday's forecast, the festival is likely to make adjustments to that day's schedule too.

Mountlake Terrace High School’s Jazz 1 is competing at Essentially Ellington in New York this week, and you can watch them ...

Would you fancy playing at the Montreux Jazz Festival? Duh! Of course, you would. Well, Thomann is running a competition with ...

The launch of Everything Jazz is the latest in a series of moves by UMG to expand the reach of its jazz operations globally.

The idea was created in part with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, who was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 2011. You can ...

With hundreds of performances out at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, it's hard to know where to start. So Gambit ...

What happens when musicians aren't rushing from gig to gig? At the Ponta Lopud Jazz Festival in Croatia, they stay, connect ...

Known as the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald popularised "scat singing" where she used her voice to sound like a ...

Master jazz improvisation, syncopation, and blue notes through the lens of New Orleans history. From Congo Square to Chicago, explore how African-American heritage transformed spirituals into global ...