Raymond Chandler by way of Dante and Busby Berkeley may begin to describe the sensibility of "The Singing Detective," Keith Gordon's ambitious, ultimately superfluous adaptation of Dennis Potter's ...

Duke Ellington, composer, arranger, pianist and originator of big-band jazz, wrote "Sweet Jazz O'Mine" in 1930 when the genre was blooming.As a bandleader, Ellington was unsurpassed. He chose his ...

Nate Chinen's new book Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century identifies the key players in the genre's resurgence. Chinen's aim with the book is to get the root of the resurgence.

Released in conjunction with a bright documentary of his career, In the Key of Joy is at once a homage to the past and a step forward. This is a concept record. Breezy, bright, and infectious tunes ...

Kenny G, smooth-jazz king, is in on the joke “When you’re Kenny G, every day is a good hair day,” the saxophonist writes in his memoir, “Life in the Key of G.” ...

He would start out playing a song with both hands in one key -- G for example - and then all of sudden, his right hand might travel up the keyboard and begin playing in B flat, while his left hand ...

As with many Monk tunes, this piece is best heard and improvised to, while singing the melody. Just remember to substitute the 2/4 bar with a 4/4 bar in solos. Monk sticks closely to the melody on ...

Outdoor live music is coming back, as the 12th season of Jazz in the Park is set to kick off at the River Market Pavilions. ... Jazz in the Park returns with free tunes and river views for all.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Christian McBride of Jazz Night in America about the forgotten all-female big bands that toured the United States during World War II.

Christian Scott, the New Orleans-born trumpeter, composer and all-around innovator, designs his own instruments. He spent part of the pandemic crafting a new brass horn in the key of B-flat, ...

In fact, Billboard now ranks Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” as the #1 holiday song of all time — and as of this week it’s the #1 song in America for the fourth straight ...