Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats.

It was the summer of 1992, and Ladybug Mecca, Butterfly, and Doodlebug—collectively known as Digable Planets—were recording ...

The singer-producer's sophomore album nabbed six Grammy nominations. Now, he wants to push the genre — and his career — to ...

Light Up Night and a host of holiday festivities around Downtown Pittsburgh will kick off on Saturday, Nov. 22.

The Chicago pianist, drummer, and composer’s sprawling career included a key role in Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew band and a ...

A one-time-only performance of the George Gray/Sharif Kales Quintet called Jazz: A Music of the Spirit is on Sunday, November ...

The world of jazz drumming has been shaped by countless rhythmic architects since the genre’s birth. Among them is Jack DeJohnette, a mainstay in ’70s jazz fusion, who died last week at the age of 83.

Jazz siblings... it’s an interesting topic, because many great musicians over the decades have teamed up with their biological brothers and sisters to make great music.

Learn about well-known alto saxophone players. See how their music, style, and talent made them stand out around the world.

For a lot of years, Vera Brandes couldn’t listen. Not once had she heard the bestselling solo jazz album of all time—Keith Jarrett’s passionate and sublime The Köln Concert—though she’d been essential ...

Jack DeJohnette, a drummer whose command and versatility made him one of the standout jazz instrumentalists of the past five decades and an indispensable figure in era-defining bands like Charles ...

Tshaka Armstrong is a nerd. Co-Founder of the non-profit digital literacy organization, Digital Shepherds, he’s also been a broadcast technology reporter, writer and producer for Good Day LA. Big on ...