It may be coincidence, or just a reflection of my own state of mind, that this dreadful year’s list of favorite jazz albums leans toward the meditative, the balladic, the Romantic, sometimes the Zen, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Ella Fitzgerald, often referred to as the “Queen of Jazz,” was a powerhouse vocalist whose influence on the ...

Chief Adjuah is slated to bring his innovative stretch music and self-made instruments to Blue Note Los Angeles on Sept. 22-24.

Explore the Windy City through tracks by Ramsey Lewis, Ahmad Jamal, Lester Bowie and the contemporary artists at the forefront of today’s sound. Credit...Dante Zaballa Supported by By Giovanni ...

On a Tuesday night in July, Jonathan Suazo’s nine-piece band crammed into a practice studio at The Record Co. in Boston. Suazo kicked off a bright melody on his alto sax. He bounced on his toes as he ...

Before she won three Grammy Awards as a jazz singer, the teenaged Cécile McLorin Salvant had many musical favorites — including the Backstreet Boys, the Spice Girls, Pearl Jam, Mariah Carey and ...