If there’s one genre that rivals country music for the most quintessentially American art form, it’s jazz. And, historically, the genres share a lot more common ground than you might think. One could ...

My passage as a listener into the jazz world was accidental and fortuitous. As a young rock fan browsing the vinyl cutouts at Jack's Record Rack, I found one of Miles Davis' Live at the Blackhawk ...

Cécile McLorin Salvant never intended to release the songs on her new album, "Oh Snap." Her work has explored Haitian folk music, jazz standards, and blues, but her new album is almost all original, ...

If you are new to jazz, know nothing about jazz, or are jazz-curious, this list is for you. You may have heard of The Real Book, a “fake” book collection of jazz standards. Think of it as a kind of ...

Nancy King's duo performance with pianist Fred Hersch on Live at Jazz Standard allows her to share emotional warmth—which she's portrayed naturally throughout a career that spans over forty years—with ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Louis Armstrong is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in American history. A towering figure in jazz and popular music, Armstrong’s gravelly voice, impeccable trumpet ...

Earlier this year, when Savoir Faire, known offstage as Sarah Fard, was getting ready to drop “Hopeless Nostalgic,” she ...

Holly Hofmann, who has performed at the Rancho Bernardo Library many times, is returning on Tuesday evening as part of a jazz trio playing selections from the Great American Songbook. “I’m looking ...

DB Geare will perform for an “Afternoon of Jazz” Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Geare and will play jazz standards, original tunes and swing music old and new.

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually. The coronavirus has claimed its first major jazz club in New York City, and other venues are in danger of ...

Southern California jazz pianist Eric Bell presents a multi-layered approach to instrumental jazz on his debut album, “Vulnerability.” For Bell and his colleagues, jazz is a primary influence, but far ...