Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine and Primus are not the bands a Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist, composer and band leader usually cites as key early influences. But there is nothing ...

When a friend told Judy Chaikin about a woman who claimed to be a big band drummer in the 1940s, the Los Angeles-based filmmaker at first didn’t believe her. From that initial conversation six years ...

Two guitarists, one bassist, one drummer, a cellist, a violinist, a saxophonist and two singers — that's nine incredibly talented musicians — make up the all-female band, Burst into Dames. This ...

Say the word “jazz,” and many instantly think of legends like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, or Herbie Hancock. But over the years, jazz has evolved and grown into a much larger phenomenon. “There are a ...

Marion Hayden is the 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist. Credit: Erin Kirkland for The Kresge Foundation Renowned jazz bassist, educator, bandleader, and composer Marion Hayden nearly fainted in December ...

When thinking about jazz, it’s impossible to ignore the deep, soulful contributions of Black women who have shaped the genre into what it is today. From smooth and sultry vocals to bold, ...

Welcome to the jazz bass studio at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! Bijoux Barbosa is the jazz bass instructor at our college working with students on sound production and ...

My main instruments are double bass and electric bass. I started with piano when I was about five years old, and later also played drums and guitar. Nowadays I rarely perform on any instrument other ...

When jazz musician and educator Marion Hayden treated herself to a sushi lunch on a random day in December, she was definitely not expecting a life-changing phone call. Today, Kresge Arts in Detroit ...