Lizz Wright, the warm and wondrous purveyor of songs with a gospel-soul-jazz-pop pedigree all her own, has scored some of her career-lubing coups on the contemporary jazz (a k a “smooth jazz”) format.

The Killeen Arts and Activity Center was the place to be Sunday for some smooth gospel jazz and a tribute to the fallen of 9/11. The monthly event, featuring local artists, vocalists and musicians ...

A Big Freedia show is typically a twerk-a-thon of booty-bouncing dancers. But throughout the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, fans have seen a different side of the Queen of Bounce. This ...