He was definitely experimental. It wasn’t as if he played just rock, blues or jazz – he foraged a different line. To me he ...

Johnny Sansone, left, Tab Benoit and the Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars perform on the Acura stage at the New Orleans Jazz ...

In Hollywood Stargirl (2022), the line “If you could leave me with one piece of advice, what would it be?” lands as something more than just a question — it’s a plea. It comes from that fragile space ...

Chris Rea, the singer, songwriter and guitarist who has died aged 74, rose to fame in the 1980s as a purveyor of huskily ...

The Indiana Lawyer wrote a feature story in 1994 with the headline “Roger Coffin: lawyer by day, blues band leader by night.” Thirty-one years later, that headline remains more or less accurate.

Musician Raphael Saadiq talks to IndieWire about writing Best Original Song contenders 'I Lied to You' for 'Sinners,' and ...

Ellen Arkbro makes music that shifts and churns with scant regard for harmonic convention. She’s one of the most interesting ...

The first time I heard Rahsaan Roland Kirk was in the winter of 1972. A friend was playing his newly-released record titled Blacknuss. It was a ...

Born JoAnne Deborah Byron in 1947 into a family of strivers in Queens, she split her time between her mother’s home in New ...

Red Garland’s Soul Junction returns in a superb OJC reissue—clean, balanced sound, authoritative piano, and essential listening for anyone who loves the piano.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s caroling and “Messiah,” bird walks, comedy, games and ...

Jon Batiste's eyes lit up as he walked through the National Museum of African American Music to see his exhibit among legends ...