(The following is an excerpt from former New Orleans Saints standout Steve Gleason’s new book “A Life Impossible,” released April 30 by Alfred A. Knopf Publishing.) In 2004, on the Thursday afternoon ...

The sign over the nightclub says it all: Cecil Taylor starts where Thelonious Monk leaves off. Jazz has never really come to terms with Cecil Taylor. Comparisons with Bartok, Messiaen, Stravinsky, ...

The cover of Kirsten Mickelwait’s debut novel, “The Ashtrays Are Full and the Glasses Are Empty.” Courtesy Koehler Books. Kirsten Mickelwait, a Palo Alto native, tells the story of a little-known real ...

Jazz Jennings came out as transgender at 5 years old and, with her family's support, started to transition. In 2007, the then 6-year-old entered the public eye on national television when she told ...

Your toes didn’t wait long before they started tapping. They knew what was coming, almost as soon as the band was seated. They knew before the first notes were played and the hep cats and jazz babies ...

If only for his trumpet and flugelhorn playing Kenny Wheeler stands as one of the modern greats, marrying linear lyricism and free-jazz expression like no-one else. But as a composer, Wheeler was just ...

The Lincoln Lawyer has made a triumphant return with driver Izzy Letts star Jazz Raycole back for the latest episodes. The third season premiered on Netflix last month, featuring Mickey Haller ...

Notable recent deaths include the Israeli mathematician who was said to have cracked the ‘Bible code,’ and a Grateful Dead fan who demystified autism. Like many Holocaust survivors, Dan Morgenstern’s ...

I started listening to jazz when I was around 15. My entry point was a common one: Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue, which I bought on cassette for $5.99. I also heard John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme early on ...

When LVVRS frontman River Gibson says the band has a lot going on, he's not kidding. A return appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a new single dropping soon, a new album out this ...