Jazz's popularity grows, and as it attracts a wider audience, so do campaigns to censor this "devil's music." Early detractors like Thomas Edison, inventor of the phonograph, ridicule jazz ...

This track is essential for any music lover looking to explore Armstrong ... listen for anyone wanting to understand the depth of early jazz. The interplay between Armstrong and pianist Earl ...

I have often wondered why Ireland hasn’t produced more gifted jazz musicians like Cork pianist John Donegan. Researching Irish jazz history, I ...

In the early 1960s he performed throughout the United States ... Carter shares his expertise in the series of books he authored, among which are Building Jazz Bass Lines and The Music of Ron Carter; ...

Danny Coots and Adam Swanson became friends over a shared love of ragtime and early jazz music, that friendship coming decades after ragtime and early jazz were “new” styles of music.

Legendary trumpeter Miles Davis released Kind of Blue in August 1959, leading into the era of 60s improvisational jazz. The album featured Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans ...

The festival’s founder, Amy K. Bormet, is a vocalist and pianist who noticed the lack of performance opportunities for women and nonbinary jazz artists. Amy K Bormet presents the Washington ...