Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats.

Canon Masterson, who chaired the meeting, told the assembled crowd that he considered jazz a menace to their very civilisation as well as their religion. He said that after the Treaty of Limerick all ...

American music, at its core, is inseparable from a history defined by reinvention, resilience, and Black artists.

From TheatreWorks’ new play about a mother-son road trip to a jazz guitar icon, there is plenty to see and do in the Area ...

A ward-winning South African jazz artist Ernie Smith opens up about his creative journey and his latest offering, Heya, an introspective song that explores complexities of love.

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s "Mother Africa" season continued last weekend with two concerts featuring South African musicians Nduduzo Makhathini and Vuyo Sotashe.

New York, NY (October 20, 2025)— In November, Jazz at Lincoln Center invites audiences to experience the spiritual and ...

Join us for the enchanting Journey to Jazz (J2J) festival from 30 April – 3 May 2026, where world-class jazz meets a profound sense of purpose, elevating the spirits of both artists and attendees in ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 13th annual Eastside Kings Festival is set for this weekend. More than 20 bands and artists will play across five venues in historic east Austin on Saturday and Sunday. Eastside ...

LENOX — The first chapter of John Gennari’s book “The Jazz Barn” opens with a pilgrimage through the woods — a trio of kitchen workers searching in the night for a musical oasis in the Lenox hills.

Jazzmandu Festival 2025 was nearly cancelled, but the organisers decided to go ahead with it anyway, believing in the power of jazz for healing and restoration. The Surya Nepal Jazzmandu is back in ...

From Lagos to the Grammys, Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems has conquered the global stage without compromising who she is. “Authenticity is everything to me,” she says. “That’s the one thing I cannot ...