Van Morrison to receive Jazz FM lifetime achievement award - The Belfast-born musician has released more than 40 studio albums across more than six decades.
Dial Records initiated the “tenor battle" concept in 1947 when the label brought bebop saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray into the studio to record Gordon's composition The Chase. Prestige ...
What, exactly, is "soul?" This word is used so often in discussions and writings about music, but I wonder if anybody can actually define its very essence and place in the musical universe? The ...
Spring is in full swing at SFJAZZ this April, with a vibrant lineup of concerts spanning jazz, blues, soul, and beyond, ...
The 2025 Erie Blues & Jazz Festival will be held in early August at Frontier Park. A panel discussion about jazz and the festival will be held in July at the Jefferson Educational Society. A fierce ...
When soul jazz was born in the late 1950s/early 1960s, it provided a pathway for the funky, window-rattling grooves of contemporary soul and R&B to infuse the muscular hard bop of the day. For the ...
If you’ve been wondering when Glendale’s Westside Blues, Jazz and More will make its long-awaited return, there’s finally an answer. The speakeasy-style nightclub and music venue, located at 17045 N.
Jon Batiste performs outside NYU Langone Health hospital. (Noam Galai / Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for ...
Last year, the festival earned New Times ’ Best Music Festival award for 2025, a title that naturally raises expectations. Jazz in the Garden still offers one of the most joyful large-scale music ...
Legendary jazz singer Marlena Shaw, known for her songs "California Soul" and "Woman of the Ghetto" died at the age of 81 on Friday, her daughter announced in a video on Facebook. "It's with a very ...