Saxophonist Javon Jackson, a Grammy nominee and former member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, is also scheduled to perform, ...

The Uptown Jazz Festival returns on Saturday, Aug. 1, once again bringing together jazz, funk, soul and Latin rhythms for an ...

"My solos always seemed to bring the record up another notch," Johnson said in one interview. He played with Frank Sinatra ...

June 26, 2026 • To mark the occasion of Miles Davis' centennial, trumpeter Keyon Harrold put on a concert at Carnegie Hall and shared a candid conversation about the legend with Christian McBride.

CHICAGO (WGN) – Notes and chords make the song, but for a budding band it’s the listening that makes the music. If you’ve ever walked past the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (SRBCC) on the city’s ...

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In 2024, singer-songwriter Nicole Zuraitis took home the Grammy for best vocal jazz album with a record of all original songs ...

Labor Day Weekend Festival Kicks-Off with Friday Golf Experience and Music Masterclass The John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival returns to Oak Hollow Festival Park on Sept. 5–6, 2026, ...

A pioneering jazz musician, known for one of the most famous saxophone solos in music history, has died. Plas Johnson died July 15 at his home in Los Angeles, multiple outlets report. He was 94.

Angine de Poitrine found fame with polka-dotted getups and microtonal math-rock. But they're not the only band to break into ...

The Eric Richards Jazz Ensemble will present “Summer Swing 2026," a free community concert July 31 at 7 p.m. under the ...