The University of Minnesota’s Jazz Ensemble 1 recorded eight beginner-level songs on Thursday for its first recording back since taking a break in 2023. Typically, the band only performs live, but ...

The recording industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF), a leading non-profit organization enriching lives and uniting communities through the power of music, is on track to distribute over ...

Kurt Elling – the two-time Grammy Award-winning performer and writer – will reinforce his status as a potent force in the arts world with a fall season encompassing an impressive range of projects, ...

The initiative will be amplified by All About Jazz and Jazz Near You as the exclusive media partner. MPTF Trustee Dan Beck commented, “We are thrilled to have these two dynamic websites involved in ...

Here are my entries (and a taste of their music) for the 19th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll for the best jazz recordings and archival/reissues of 2024. The full results from all 177 writers ...

In a recent episode of Latino 54, host Franco Silva sat down with Angel Rafael “Papo” Vázquez, a trombonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader whose career spans decades and genres. This ...

At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by spinning shellac 78 RPM discs of recordings made in the 1910s to ’50s. At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Louis Armstrong is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in American history. A towering figure in jazz and popular music, Armstrong’s gravelly voice, impeccable trumpet ...

Morgenstern, who died Sept. 7, directed the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies for 35 years, building a one-of-a-kind collection of recordings, memorabilia and writings. Originally broadcast in 2004.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University Jazz and the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music have been awarded a significant multi-year grant from the John Stites Jazz Artist Organization. This ...