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

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

The year 2026 was marked by the passing of many personalities who left a lasting mark on our society. Artists, creators, ...

“Gizmo,” about a deceased Pomeranian, tones things down. The mellow mood of “Song for Barry Galbraith” provides room for the ...

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 ...

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.

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