Andrew Bird's new album is his take on nine jazz standards from a bygone era, but he says he approached tunes like “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily" as if they were ...
When we think of jazz, we think of instruments — saxophones, pianos, trumpets, trombones, clarinets, bass, drums, and guitars — blending in unpredictable ways to craft listening journeys fit for late ...
Although Marxist-Leninist theory itself has proved to be, at best, a blind alley—and, at worst, in practice the enemy of the freedoms it claims to champion—writers from the Left have contributed much ...
Bay Area jazz lovers were shocked to learn that "the voice of jazz" would no longer help them greet the day with her blend of jazz and good humor in a voice like no other. After 35 years as KCSM's ...
BYU jazz groups from the School of Music united to perform "All That Jazz!”, a jazz showcase in the Music Building on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 8. From vocalists to big bands, the showcase featured ...
The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...
The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass ...
From bebop to hip-hop, improvised music to Persian jazz, plus a strong selection of jazz on film, the EFG London Jazz Festival’s latest edition delivered a brilliant lineup. ByJoanne Shurvell, ...