In the years since Alice Coltrane passed from this world in 2007, a paradigm shift has occurred. For much of her lifetime, she and her music stood in the shadow of her husband, the late John Coltrane, ...

I discovered jazz in the early 1950s when my grandfather gave me his ancient wood-cabinet cathedral radio. I kept it on the table beside my bed, and late at night when I was supposed to be asleep I'd ...

The title of jazz critic Ted Gioia’s new book, “How to Listen to Jazz,” has some strange implications. The phrase not only suggests that there is a correct way to listen to jazz, it also assumes that ...

Jazz music is an ever-evolving fusion of style, a national art form embodying the metaphor of America as a complex cultural melting pot. From the start, early American musical elements — West African ...

Because there are multiple decades of jazz, it’s almost impossible to pick the top 10 albums of all time; the hip cats with their canes and cool shades will throw their used saxophone reeds in my ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. [MUSIC - PETE WHITMAN, "BERTYE] CATHY WURZER: That is Twin Cities jazz saxophonist Pete Whitman with his song "Bertye" off the album Life After. Pete is a ...

Drummer Joey Baron and guitarist Bill Frisell have collaborated on and off for three decades, and both artists are firmly ensconced within the modern era's jazz transformation, spanning avant-garde, ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: For visitors looking for a bite to eat after a night of jazz music, head across the street to Damera for an authentic Ethiopian meal, or down the block to the Fat Cat for a ...

— Standifer was born on a farm in Gresham, where (purportedly) he learned to get the right tone on his trumpet by playing for livestock. The trumpeter would go on to be both a national name in jazz, ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. (WFLA) — We are taking you back in time to the Roaring Twenties for this next Gem of Tampa Bay. Located on Edgewater Drive in Dunedin, Fenway Hotel was built in 1924. “Walking the halls ...