As Nina Simone said, "Jazz is not just music, it is a way of life, it is a way of being, a way of thinking." The story of jazz is written into the quest for human dignity, democracy and civil rights.

Leonard Feather was somewhat of an enigma on the jazz scene back in the day. Best known as a writer, Feather was also credited as a composer, a record producer, broadcaster and talent scout.

US trumpet veteran Jeremy Pelt has just added another engaging album to his growing catalogue. The record is entitled 'Woven', and it sees Pelt team up with a core band of drummer Jared Spears ...

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“Be very careful what you wish for.” Rebecca Taylor, who performs as Self Esteem, begins her third album almost in medias res, with spoken word that picks up the thread of 2021’s I Do This ...

File photo: Villanova has the lead during the College Men's 4 x Mile Championship of America Invitational during the Penn Relays athletics meet, Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP ...

AMERICAN jazz musician Curtis Stigers will play a show at the Floral Pavilion Theatre in New Brighton on May 7 as part of a UK tour to promote his recently issued new album Songs From My Kitchen ...

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They renamed the label Fantasy to capitalize on the public's growing interest in science fiction and fantasy, and much of its early catalog featured jazz artists. Dave Brubeck turned out to be a major ...

Lorde debuted her forthcoming new single, “What Was That,” on Tuesday evening, April 22, at New York’s Washington Square Park. The singer stood on a wooden platform at the center of the park ...

When the clock strikes 8, the time is right. Howl like a wolf! “When my friend Quin told me she was going out to howl – well, I was curious,” says former mayor Del Rae Williams, the unofficial mother ...

The chain is a champion of the musical genre and has even been releasing jazz albums on its own label ‘PX Records ... boozer is run by licensee Kate Davidson and business partner Del Currie. The ...