Puddingstone Music has announced two intimate salon-style concerts to close out its summer season, following its second ...

Surprise stage moment: Blue Ivy performed a piano solo during Jay-Z's 30th anniversary concert, earning a standing ovation from the Yankee Stadium crowd. Family pride: Tina Knowles shared that the ...

The six track on the album, "Tributaries," feature influences from New Orleans swing to West African highlife and were ...

Long before jazz became recognized around the world, the genre's origins were taking shape in the Big Easy. Musicians blended African rhythms, blues, ragtime, brass band traditions, and Caribbean ...

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. Payam ...

Jazz performances are happening across Kansas City every day of the year, in night clubs, lounges and concert venues. Whether you're looking for a late-night jam session with a cocktail, or dinner and ...

It's hard to believe that Jazz Piano Christmas celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. We were initially stumped on how to celebrate, but as we reminisced about the many pianists we have featured ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too ...

Hollywood producer Tom Rice has returned to his hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, to open a new business. Rice is opening Louise's Piano Bar, an art-deco styled club in the Fondren District. The venue ...

Jazz may have originated in New Orleans in the late 19th century, but New York City is where it expanded—physically, sonically, and culturally. By the 1920s, Harlem had become a national hub, where ...

Let the record state: Jazz music has not always been a gray-haired endeavor. Somewhere on the other side of the U.S. moon landing, a “swinging” tune denoted young, vivacious couples doing their ...

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