Jazz repertory has a reputation for bigness. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is an institutionally supported big band, as were some other noble past endeavors. But theres another, leaner tier of ...

In the 1970s George Benson became a crossover star with vocal hits and a smooth-sounding pop-R and B style, but he’d already established a legacy as a jazz guitarist who brimmed with energy and talent ...

One of the more adventurous and transformative eras in jazz happened amid the societal turbulence of the mid- to late-1960s, and Miles Davis and John Coltrane were leading the way. In his new book ...

When Jamal's trios visited Penthouse jazz club in Seattle in the '60s, they came to play. Now 92, the pianist has signed off on the release of a new series of live recordings from back in the day.

Released in the U.S. to glowing reviews in March 1960, "Jazz on a Summer's Day," the 85-minute film made at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, boldly breaks many "rules" of documentaries: There's no ...

UConn Jazz Combos transformed von der Mehden Recital Hall into a New York-style jazz club and brought listeners back to the “Swingin’ Sixties” Thursday night. Several student-run jazz ensembles ...

Hard bop and the impulse to freedom -- I: A new intellectual vernacular -- 1. Birth of the cool: the early career of the hipster -- 2. Radicalism by another name: the white Negro meets the black Negro ...

You may not know the name Jim Marshall, but you probably know his photographs. His collection of work is a near-complete account of the cultural revolution that took place in the 1960's, from jazz ...

The 1960s are responsible for creating some of the most memorable hits of all time, but don't sleep on these three underrated ones.

Boyce was known around the community as a longtime promoter of Central New York musicians, especially jazz artists. He even celebrated his favorite genre with a jazz show on a contemporary Christian ...