Rivera has carried this sensibility and his skill into the halls of academia for 24 years — mostly in his home state of ...

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Howard University is very fortunate to have Maestro Carr on its music faculty,” Irby says of his successor, Paul Carr.

We talk with Nashville Jazz Workshop’s David Rodgers and fest organizer and jazz champion Jeff Coffin ahead of the inaugural ...

One of the defining sounds of jazz is the blue note—a pitch slightly lowered from the standard scale. These notes give jazz ...

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Bill Frisell, one of the world’s most acclaimed jazz guitarists, was puzzled. At the conclusion of the first of his two Oct. 1 shows at the rebranded, reengineered and reborn New Orleans Jazz & Blues ...

The outstanding Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez is renowned for his interpretive style and his ability to navigate the complexities of both flamenco and jazz, weaving both together to form a unique ...

When the Arts Council of York County received funding from the South Carolina Arts Commission 22 years ago to stage a blues-related event, council members turned to Bobby Plair Jr., a former board ...

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market, a non-profit organization on a mission to bring the most talented, accomplished and passionate Jazz and Blues musicians to the stage, ...