… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Founded in 1939 by German émigré Alfred Lion, Blue Note is the most famous label ...

When Dave McMurray was making his name on the avant-garde underground of Detroit’s jazz scene decades ago, an album of Grateful Dead music was the furthest thing from his mind. Now he’s got a pair of ...

Jazz, blues, classical, funk, pop, soul, bossa nova, gospel, rock, Afrobeat, disco and country. These are just some of the styles of music that tenor saxophone great Houston Person has performed in ...

Universal Motown Digital (UniMO) is proud to announce Ava Lemert's new album, “12welve" is now available for instant download from Amazon mp3 for $8.99 or for just $9.99 iTunes will include an ...

Who says that all sax players with world-class jazz chops must restrict themselves to the Blue Notes and Village Vanguards of the world? Not Jay Collins. A product of Portland, Oregon's surprisingly ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Jazz lovers, mark your calendars! The City of West Palm Beach is bringing a little jazz into the summer season. Every third Wednesday of the month, the city is hosting, ...

The music of Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Paul Simon, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones all has a similar tone running throughout. It's no coincidence that saxophonist ...

Whalum believes that performing alongside artists like Judith Sephuma and Mafikizolo is where the true 'magic' happens.

The plastic Grafton alto saxophone that Charlie Parker played during a 1953 performance has returned to its place in the American Jazz Museum. Charlie Parker’s Grafton alto saxophone has returned to ...

When tenor saxophonist John Coltrane recorded his composition "Giant Steps" in 1959, he created something that changed the way musicians thought about improvisation and harmony. Decades earlier, the ...