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Jazz was suddenly old news, and many gatekeepers abruptly quit hiring. The deaths of bebop great Bud Powell in 1966, at 41, ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding ...

Some Nation writers went out of their way to avoid discussing race in their critiques of the new music, even as loaded ...

Jazz grew out of different music styles that became popular at the ... the band would strike up one of those good old tunes like 'Didn't He Ramble' and all the people would leave their worries ...

Samara Joy graduated from college, released three albums, and won three Grammys. She's selling out concerts around the U.S. and Europe, all while being compared to jazz royalty.

Her grandfather, 94-year-old Elder Goldwire ... From there, it was about making the music of jazz greats like Fitzgerald her own. "Listening to her, and listening to all of these singers, I ...

For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form ... is now ...

The Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center kicks off its 22nd Annual High School Student Show on Wednesday. The show, which ...

Growing up in New York, music was a pervasive presence ... to illuminate the entire history of a genre with their harmonies. Samara Joy, the 23-year-old jazz vocalist carrying nearly a century's worth ...