It’s safe to say that anime has some of the most bomb soundtracks ever. I mean, the story lines are epic as fuck, so the creators need to match that craziness with banging beats. From the killer ...

With his book about the emergence of bebop, writer Kenny Mathieson has performed a necessary service for the casual jazz fan, along with enough solid information to please the fastidious and musically ...

In many respects, jazz has passed its prime. Like the American film western or baseball as the national pastime, jazz is a medium of “the good old days.” But a few times each semester, BC bOp! brings ...

Is jazz showing its age? (From the July, 1996, issue of The Atlantic Monthly.) A selective guide to jazz sites on the Web. It isn't just the generation gap between today's most popular jazz musicians ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - "1, 2, 3, let's jam!" Cowboy Bebop Live is coming to Spokane this month, promising to evoke nostalgic moments for fans of the beloved and critically acclaimed anime. The concert will ...

Max Roach, the master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations defined bebop jazz during a wide-ranging career where he collaborated with artists ranging from Duke Ellington to rapper Fab Five Freddy, ...

Barry Harris, a pianist who carefully preserved the language of bebop throughout a seven-decade career as a brilliant performer and influential teacher, died Wednesday at Palisades Medical Center in ...

Jazz connoisseurs have been hearing that eulogy for at least half a century. They’re a picky bunch, often complaining about the quality of contemporary jazz while pointing to some golden era when ...