Miles Davis thought he was wonderful. Clark Terry said he could do it all. That’s a couple of pretty fair trumpet players talking about another. About Louis Armstrong? No. His name was Harry James and ...

A.B. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the Arts: Murray, the Idiot's 30-second History of Jazz would have women singing the blues, trumpet players playing like women singing the blues, Louis Armstrong ...

From a club press release: St. Louis Blues telecasts earned their highest October TV ratings in the team’s 18 seasons on FOX Sports Midwest. Blues games on FOX Sports Midwest averaged a 3.5 household ...

The Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, continued their "Wheels of Soul" tour at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Oct. 24-25. Known for a mix of rock, metal and blues, the ...

The Bay Area trumpet player broke out in jazz over a decade ago. A new album by his quartet, on the tender spot of every calloused moment, shows just how pretty Akinmusire can play. This is FRESH AIR.