From its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jazz was considered the only true American art form. Its sound is a melting pot of musical influences, incorporating remnants of ragtime, ...

Maria Schneider performed at the Barcelona Jazz Festival for the seventh time in its history, accompanied this time by the Clasijazz Big Band, a brave and successful musical project born in a place ...

Essentially Ellington once again brought the world’s best high school jazz musicians to New York. Over the last 30 years, the event has reshaped how jazz is taught. The atmosphere was festive at the ...

Blueshift Big Band’s latest 'Joystick Jazz' release reimagines classic video game themes as big band jazz, framing gaming soundtracks as a form of generational folk music. The group’s Nintendo ...

A Grammy-winning pianist, he was renowned for works that created “new ideas about line, harmony, rhythm, sound and musical architecture,” one admirer wrote. By Richard Sandomir Jim McNeely, a Grammy ...

Christian McBride stands as one of jazz’s most influential voices, seamlessly bridging generations through his artistry and mentorship. The nine-time Grammy-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader ...