Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...

Award-winning musician Wynton Marsalis tells Katty Kay how growing up surrounded by music shaped his own journey with jazz.

Jason Moran plans to blend genres in one of his performances as the Detroit Jazz Festival's artist-in-residence this year. "I ...

Celebrate the legendary Herbie Hancock on Colors of Jazz! From his early days with Miles Davis to pioneering jazz-funk with Head Hunters and revolutionizing sound with Rockit, Hancock has shaped music ...

Jazz music, which emerged in the early 20th century, did more than just revolutionize the world of sound; it left a lasting impact on fashion, influencing styles that were as bold, eclectic ...

Explore the Windy City through tracks by Ramsey Lewis, Ahmad Jamal, Lester Bowie and the contemporary artists at the ...

The Pune Jazz and Blues Club meets every month to share the beauty of jazz and create a platform for budding artists to ...

The marriage of jazz and rock musical styles has had a checkered history. The late '60s records of Cannonball Adderley, Gary Burton, Tony Williams, and Miles Davis stretched the boundaries of jazz ...

Roy Ayers, whose hypnotic vibraphone playing and genre-blending compositions transformed jazz and influenced generations of ...