Women often go undervalued in the world of jazz, both in terms of performing and working to keep the genre afloat, this ...

In honor of Billy Joel's 75th birthday, we've definitively ranked his best songs, from "Allentown" to "Zanzibar." Yes, "Piano ...

Featuring tracks from Caroline Polachek, Orlando Weeks, The WAEVE and more, here are the best new releases of the week, ...

Bill Holman, a Grammy Award-winning jazz arranger and composer who helped shape the big-band music of Stan Kenton and Doc ...

His economical, linear writing helped define the sound of Stan Kenton’s band. He also led his own 16-piece ensemble for many ...

A successful revolution also needed inspirational anthems and symbols. Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington more than rose to the ...

The third album from this classy Bristol quintet keeps things fresh with funky rhythms, moody moments, a bit of rap and one ...

Today, jazz artistes have opportunities we didn’t have, says Braz Gonsalves The golden age of Indian jazz, the 1950s, is a ...

Decades before Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball, these Black musicians were fighting discrimination and ...

The world of music lovers can thank America for jazz. Sure, the U-S of A has kicked down a load of recognizable genres, but arguably the one genre that spread quickly around the world is jazz.

Dr. Edward W. Hardy and the Jazz Studies Department at the University of Northern Colorado have won seven DownBeat Student ...