On this day – March 28 – in 1932, Germaine Bazzle entered the world immersed in music. The jazz singer, with a unique scat, ...

As a social-media-savvy artist who always sought to make such genres more accessible to a modern audience ... with classical music. Later on, she would develop a taste for jazz after combing ...

Hall's genius with a guitar had profound implications for the jazz band format, as six-strings replaced piano in the rhythm section ...

With a seamless fusion of modern jazz, R&B, and groove-driven improvisation ... earning an ARIA and Australian Music Prize nomination for her debut album From the Fire. Fresh off performances at ...

During the 1940s, jazz gradually parted ways with popular music. A new generation of modern jazz performers known as beboppers developed a style of lightning-fast improvisation meant for serious ...

Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...

One tempo was prescribed for everybody and army marching bands rose in importance. In Stalinist Poland, jazz music was banned along with modern art, decent toilet paper and the right to travel abroad.

Raúl Molina's Live at Ecuador Jazz Festival is a rare album that is more than just a collection of songs, it is a declaration of purpose. On his first live album, Molina carves out an artistic vision ...

89.9 WWNO — New Orleans Public Radio is committed to the showcase and enjoyment of great jazz music, on the air and online.WWNO3 is New Orleans' first and only 24-hour jazz music radio station ...