John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born Oct. 21, 1917 in South Carolina, the youngest of nine children of Lottie and James ...

Smoke Jazz Club Announces March Line-up Including Terri Lyn Carrington's Tribute To Max Roach, Fred Hersch Solo Piano, ...

This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny ...

Sporting a green trumpet à la Miles, Paul Higgs started his set with Milestones (the streamlined modal tune from 1958) and ...

Discover an exposé of great recent new and reissued jazz music releases that will appease even the most discerning jazz music ...

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band performs at Fort Mose Historic State Park on Sunday, Feb.16 with singer Sierra Green and The ...

The most admired, desirable and attractive people and things, those that are universally deemed cool, have been part of the ...

Bruce Williams will join four other jazz experts on stage for a Black History Month concert celebrating Gigi Gryce.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jader Bignamini release a new recording of Pulitzer Prize and ...

From the high energy of bebop to the laid-back vibes of cool jazz ... Learn an instrument Consider learning an instrument such as the saxophone, trumpet or piano to truly connect with the genre.

As we celebrate Black History Month, these songs remind us of the rich cultural heritage of Black music and its influence ...

A bebop trumpeter from Texas ... His quintet featured three of modern jazz’s rising stars: trumpet sensation Clifford Brown, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, and pianist Horace Silver.