Detroit jazz bassist, educator Marion Hayden named 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist
Kresge Arts in Detroit announced Hayden as the recipient of its 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist prize — and the ...
Tampa legend Kitty Daniels, who played with jazz’s biggest stars, leaves lasting legacy
The Ybor City pianist and singer, a fixture at Donatello Italian Restaurant, performed for Etta James, B.B. King and more.
Legendary jazz-funk band The Headhunters to play Ann Arbor's Blue Llama Thursday, Jan. 23
The most legendary jazz-funk band of all time is coming to Ann Arbor. The Headhunters, co-led by percussionist Bill Summers ...
Bob Perkins, the beloved Philadelphia jazz DJ known as ‘BP with the GM,’ has died at 91
Bob Perkins, 91, of Wyncote, the jazz DJ whose sonorous, deeply relaxing, and reassuring voice on the Philadelphia airwaves ...
New York Jazz Club Smoke Celebrates 25 Years
After celebrating 25 years last year, New York jazz spot Smoke begins its next quarter century run. I spoke to owner/founder ...
Mitchell Crothers headed for Middle School All-State Jazz Band for second year in a row
When Mitchell Crothers auditioned for the South Dakota Middle School All-State Jazz Band last year, there was a lot to take in. But he was confident in his abilities, and he soon passed the test and ...
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Mary Lou Williams: Duke’s own ‘First Lady of Jazz’
When Mary Lou Williams arrived at Duke in 1977 as the University’s first artist-in-residence, she was already an icon in the ...
Jazz and dance will collide at esperanza spalding’s new shows
In 2018, esperanza spalding released the song “You Have to Dance” as part of her Grammy-Award-winning record “12 Little ...