Experience an evening of elegance, passion, and timeless jazz with the CJRO big band. This lush concert celebrates the ...

The Red Pavilion Jazz Band at The Red Pavilion article by Tamara Yadao, published on December 28, 2025 at All About Jazz.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Billie Holiday’s music has stood the test of time, transcending generations and remaining an essential ...

Utilizing an arsenal of samples, drum machine, analogue synths and live instrumentation, Lover’s is a kaleidoscopic sound that’s J-Dilla, DJ Shadow and Lee Scratch Perry by way of Brian Eno, Kraftwerk ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Louis Armstrong is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in American history. A towering figure in jazz and popular music, Armstrong’s gravelly voice, impeccable trumpet ...

A group of local true believers keeps the beat of America’s original art form, improvising and riffing to grow audiences and support musicians. It’s a sultry summer evening in Eden Park’s Seasongood ...

Jazz musician John Coltrane plays in June 1966 at the Drome Lounge in Detroit. (Leni Sinclair / Getty Images) On Dec. 9, 1964, saxophonist John Coltrane, bassist Jimmy Garrison, pianist McCoy Tyner ...

Herbie Hancock, who at 85 years young is one of the elder statesmen and authorities of jazz, says jazz is a spirit. Though traditions of the genre remain consistent through the decades, jazz has also ...

Many cities have rich jazz histories, but none goes back as far as New Orleans. We asked Wendell Pierce, Courtney Bryan and others what song they would play to get a friend to join the party. By ...

As a music lover, it has always puzzled me that some people make it big while others — just as talented, just as driven — don’t. The randomness is bewildering to an outsider; it has to be ...