Kind. Generous. Joyful. Ask anyone who knew Grammy Award winning saxophonist/flautist Amadee Castenell to describe him, and ...

Shining a light on the incredible music of Detroit composer Dorothy Ashby, who used the harp to pursue a musical career in jazz-funk, with incredible results.

Donald Byrd's 'Stepping Into Tomorrow' was his third collaboration with Larry Mizell. It's still beloved, years after its release.

and jazz/funk with the Brecker Brothers, the ferociously grooving band he co-led with his younger brother, the late tenor sax titan Michael Brecker (who died in 2007 at the age of 57). A ...

A Juno-nominated saxophone player who has played and toured with many of Canada’s best jazz musicians is coming to Nanaimo.

A professor at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music was recognized as a musical icon Saturday night when he and the ...

Outer Banks Voice It would be hard to imagine a better day for the 15th Annual Duck Jazz Festival. From the improvisational genius of the Jae Sinnett Quintet featuring Randy Brecker ...

Jeorg Metzner Christian McBride is the ubiquitous master of the acoustic and electric bass, and it feels like he's been ...

City Winery also hosts Madeleine Peyroux on Nov. 9. Peyroux, who can sound like Edith Piaf and Billie Holiday, has her own unique voice. She broke into the mainstream in 2004 with “Dance Me to the End ...

LA-based multi-instrumentalist Anna Butterss has emerged as a key figure in the West Coast experimental jazz ...

The Sony Music Hall event on October 30 is the official fundraiser to launch the Casey Benjamin Foundation. The family looks ...

Nikki Giovanni, MC Lyte, Rakim, and others came together on Saturday to show how vital lyricism is to uplifting minorities ...