Saxophonist-bandleader-visionary Anthony Braxton turns 80 on June 4, and if you’re not familiar with his mesmerizing sound ...

Recorded live at a New York club, this big-band album features vivid performances of Evans’s brilliant, bluesy charts.

Michael Sumler, a beloved member of Kool & the Gang, died at the age of 71 in a fatal car crash. Sumler worked with the ...

A Beastie Boy got arrested; Morrissey played his first solo gig in the U.S.; The Beatles began working on 'The White Album'; ...

In the center of the Blues Triangle, at the top of the hill, entwined by the luxurious scent of fire, meat and garlic bread, ...

It’s easy to dismiss all things American right now. But to ignore jazz—arguably America’s greatest contribution to culture—would be a mistake. Rooted in the African-American experience, jazz music ...