Pianist Dave Hanson opens his Blue Sky with a joyful barnburner, "Two Masters," a tip of the hat to Bill Evans and Chick Corea, two of the biggest names in piano jazz. Hanson is probably best known ...

This list from WBEZ and sister station Vocalo blurs lines and mixes genres, from hip-hop and R&B to indie rock, blues and jazz. 2024 brought forth a wealth of Chicago music spanning all genres. As we ...

If Jaki Byard is most commonly categorized as a proud progenitor of the 'new jazz,' as his seminal work with Eric Dolphy on Outward Bound and Charles Mingus on Black Saint and the Sinner Lady would ...

It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to turn out this way, but four of the albums’ leaders are women, and five ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Stephanie Cabral Back in the early 1980s, Alex Skolnick was pretty much like any other ...

Named in part for Johnny Dunn’s pioneering Jazz Hounds, the group channels each member’s heritage into vivid performances that honor the complex, cosmopolitan roots of Black popular music in the early ...

The Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series returns Feb. 6-15 to St. Augustine’s Fort Mose Historic State Park. The lineup of internationally renowned artists includes Gary Clark Jr., Don Was and the ...

Much of the live music in New Orleans this weekend will be concentrated at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel on Canal Street as ...

Before Mariah Carey took possession of the holiday airwaves with “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” songs by the great American songwriters dominated the Christmas season. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, ...

Back in the early 1980s, Alex Skolnick was pretty much like any other teenager. He loved electric guitar players like Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and George Lynch. “I was caught up in the whole ...