When your drumming career begins at age 19 in the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, playing for jazz legends like Lional Hampton, Woody Herman and Count Basie, it’s more than a great start. To perform with Ella ...

In 1996, a group of established musicians gathered at the EGREM studio — the national record label of Cuba — in Havana. Led ...

BEATtrio (“Beat trio”), the all-star band featuring Fleck, harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez, will release ...

The bestselling 1997 album of traditional music that became a global hit inspired a new Broadway show. NBC News spoke ...

Eclecticism and adventurous spirit propels Croker’s excellent upcoming release 'Dream Manifest,' due June 13. For his eighth ...

Bennington's Black Music Division celebrates 50 years; Epsilon Spires hosts Ben Richter; JB Ledoux launches an experimental ...

A festival happening from March 17 to March 23, celebrates a legendary musician credited for almost single-handedly keeping ...

Cool new prog you must hear from SOM, Gösta Berlings Saga, Benthos, worriedaboutsatan and more in this week's Tracks Of The ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has announced the lineup for each day of its 2025 edition. Single-day tickets also ...

Get ready for a night of incredible jazz as Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Eric Marienthal takes the stage in Hawaii! Hawaii Saxophone Foundation President Todd Yukumoto and Eric joined ...

NEW YORK — Roy Ayers, a musician and producer called “The Godfather of Neo Soul,” has died at the age of 84 after a long illness. A post on social media from Ayers' family says Ayers died ...

The Windy City was an important musical outpost from the start of the recorded era, when many blues and jazz musicians moved there from the South and became stars. It’s also known as a cradle of ...