He was probably best known for his long tenure with Miles Davis, who praised his ability to “keep the groove going forever.” ...

Kenny Garrett stands as the most seminal alto saxophonist and composer of his generation. His innovative style reflects John ...

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jazz-infused hip-hop style. In more recent collabs like “The Couch Sessions” and “Smoke Sessions,” the duo’s dynamic still feel tied to that aesthetic, albeit with more cerebral grooves ...

(Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) Since 1985, her hands have helped create and curate Jazz Fest’s visual aesthetic. Each year, she inscribes 3,000 or so signs with thick markers.

Ever-so-slightly more dignified than its counterpart, this quartet's musicianship nonetheless betrays more than a few traces of the abandon that comes from the musicians' familiarity with the environs ...

WELCOME to the Roaring Twenties – but this time it is not all jazz, flapper dresses and speakeasies ... They're all about “boom boom”, as the gaudy aesthetic has been dubbed.

When Delfeayo Marsalis brought his sharp, party-timing, and abidingly swing-empowered Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO) to the Lobero Theatre last Friday, it was more than just a Mardi Gras week soiree.

Nearly seven decades later, the Palm Springs International Jazz Festival is proving the genre belongs in the city, complementing its mid-century aesthetic during Modernism Week. This year's ...