The marriage of music and dance requires a careful collaboration, one that allows for both genres to complement each other. Les Ballets Jazz Montréal’s “Dance Me” fuses the emotionally potent songs of ...

Alto saxophonist Charles McPherson has a reputation as one of the last true followers of the bebop tradition but this release shows that his talents stretch beyond that. The music consists of scores ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer, and all-around musical genius, left an indelible mark on the world of jazz-funk, soul, and R&B. His music, with its hypnotic grooves and rich ...

The best thing about old jazz is how just one good song will serve as a reminder of how brilliantly romantic that time period was. The soulful cry of artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong ...

Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo teamed up on 2023’s El Arte del Bolero Vol. 2, choosing their material to include songs from ...

Classical composer Bela Bartok was fascinated by folk melodies he heard throughout his native Transylvania at the close of the 19th century / beginning of the 20th century. Similar to when American ...

In her songs, no one could tell a story better than Ella Fitzgerald. Her phrasing made us believe in Cole Porter's words: "Night and day, you are the one/Only you beneath the moon or under the sun," ...

In a quiet backyard nestled in the Sherman Oaks hills, seasoned jazz musician Larry Goldings begins to play the punchy opening notes to Van Halen’s “Jump” on his prized melodica. Standing beside him ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Benson’s music has a way of wrapping around you — like a smooth breeze on a late summer evening or the sound of someone you trust speaking truth with melody. Whether he’s ...

After Bruce Wood died in 2014, his Dallas dance company began commissioning new work from outside choreographers, identifying ...

Our holiday theater round up has everything from ballet to Scandinavian songs to episodes of “Sanford and Son.” ...