The double Grammy-winning American jazz singer is back touring the UK in April spreading a message of optimism and hope.

Exactly 100 years ago this winter, two recordings features Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet marked the triumph of New ...

Indo-American jazz pianist Charu Suri played at Mumbai's Royal Opera House, in a show titled Spirit of New Orleans Jazz.

In 1911, 13-year-old Juhei Kono arrived in Tacoma from Japan. His memoir is the inspiration for "Voyages," a new album from ...

The WSWS recently spoke to master musician Charles McPherson about the relationship between music, art and society.

MSU jazz studies director Rodney Whitaker was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in September.

In its 16th year, the annual event moves to a new venue in DeLand that organizers hope will attract a broader community ...

Purnell Steen walks us through the city's jazz lineage as Dazzle prepares its programming for Black History Month.

Italian composer Piero Piccioni was one of the most prolific musicians to emerge in the 1950s, working on movies like 'Camille 2000' and 'Le Mepris'.

Exploring the life and music of Joan Shaw/Salena Jones, who fled racist attitudes in the USA during the 1960s, to become one ...

These three famous rock stars were heavily influenced by jazz, and even diehard fans may not know how deep that influence runs.

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