In his book, Jazz Modernism: From Ellington And Armstrong To Matissse And Joyce (Yale University Press 2004), author Alfred Appel depicts the numerous but easily overlooked parallels between jazz ...

Jazz, art, and film, and the dynamic and energetic interplay between them intersect in Convergence: Jazz, Films, and the Visual Arts. This exhibition features works by many innovative artists and ...

Music is an auditory experience and, yet, every genre has its own set of visual iconography that evokes the spirit and feelings of that style. With a long and rich history, jazz has its own such ...

Jazz connoisseurs have been hearing that eulogy for at least half a century. They’re a picky bunch, often complaining about the quality of contemporary jazz while pointing to some golden era when ...

Composers and musicians in the world of contemporary classical music have compared it to abstract art. In contrast to the flowing, musically descriptive melodies of the classical composers of past ...

One night in a Japanese jazz kissa changed music listening for me forever. My love for the jazz piano trio began in the most unique way possible. Every now and then, a listening session turns into ...

STOCKBRIDGE >> The roaring '20s are making a modern-day comeback at the Norman Rockwell Museum. As a part of the spring show "J.C. Leyendecker and The Saturday Evening Post," the museum will host "The ...

Abstract NOLA events tend to be as much big social events as they are art exhibitions. The art platform, which focuses on uplifting native New Orleans culture, hosts events throughout the year, but ...

DENVER (KDVR) — This Saturday and next, the streets of the Five Points neighborhood of Denver will be lined with art galleries, echoing the sounds of jazz music and smelling of culinary delights as ...

Dig into 13 tracks from this influential drummer and bandleader, chosen by writers and musicians including several former members of his band, the Jazz Messengers. Credit...Dante Zaballa Supported by ...

Pop has Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber. Country has Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan. Hip-hop has Kanye West and Beyoncé. Contemporary music is a star-studded affair that employs sex and spectacle as ...