The are many annual jazz festivals around the world, but the one known to millions as simply Jazz Fest is the one held every ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After much consternation, I’ve managed to pare down a long list of fine jazz-improv recordings from 2025 to a top 10. So, apologies to Marshall Allen, The ...

If you think about it a certain way, one of the defining qualities of jazz is earnestness. This is one of the reasons why jazz and metal have so much in common, and so often appeal to the same ...

You don't have to be a jazz expert to love this iconic tune.

For anyone in the habit of touting jazz as a living art form, it can feel both nourishing and a little perilous to stand in awe at the wonders of the past. It's especially tricky in a year when some ...

This has been the year that musicians collaborated and cross-pollinated, experimented within and outside jazz. Best of all, some of the more avant-garde musicians seemed to find value in sculpting ...

Jazz performances across Kansas City every day of the year, in night clubs, lounges and concert venues Whether you're looking ...

Namebackwards, or Enmanuel Alexander, is here to uplift fellow musicians of color through his Meadowlark residency, Off the Cuff, which started in 2023 and packs the venue every Wednesday with the ...