Jazz Aspen Snowmass has partnered with the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts to bring a version of CCJA’s existing She-Bop jazz workshop to Carbondale on Oct. 18 and 19. This two-day jazz ...

Bebop -- Hard bop begins -- A new mainstream -- The scene -- The lyricists -- Tenors and organs -- The power of badness -- Hard bop heterodoxy : Monk, Mingus, Miles, and Trane -- Changes -- The last ...

Charles McPherson is an American alto saxophonist and composer with a career spanning eight decades. He has worked closely with a host of artists, among whom are some considered to be originators and ...

“Lou Donaldson DSC0004a” by Marek Lazarski is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. On Saturday, Nov. 9, the jazz world lost a legend with the passing of Lou Donaldson. Donaldson was a bebop mainstay, a ...

Follow the musical journey of this often overlooked, but totally musical genius. Through the testimonials of family, friends and devoted fellow musicians of all ages, Wham-Re-Bop-Boom-Bam: The Swing ...

As the lights dimmed in Bonn Studio Theater on Thursday night, the rhythmic pulse of jazz music filled the room to signal the start of Boston College bOp!’s Coffee House performance. Like a late-night ...

In the world of music, few journeys are as enriching and eclectic as that of Olivier Samouillan. Born in 1976 in the vibrant city of Toulouse, Samouillan has carved a path through the realms of jazz, ...

Back on December 2, I posted a 2.5-minute YouTube clip from a documentary unfamiliar to me called The Legend of Bop City. This particular Bop City wasn't the famous one in New York on the second floor ...

The 1970s marked a fascinating revival in jazz. After the free jazz explorations of the ’60s, many artists returned to ...

WEST PALM BEACH — The swing, rhythm and blues of jazz will reverberate at the Kravis Center this Sunday for the sixth edition of the Palm Beach International Jazz Festival. The festival will feature ...