As I was reminded throughout that evening, jazz is the most fundamental expression of innovation and creativity in American ...

Duke Ellington leads his jazz band ... The Vanguard, for example, is the oldest continuously run jazz club in the world. It is a small, persistent, and powerful space that holds so much sanctuary ...

Bill Frisell 2. Rico Jones 3. Erica Brown and the Delta Sonics 4. Colorado Mambo Orchestra 5. Dianne Reeves—plus, a timeline ...

After watching the screening of the National Theatre live at The Ringling, don’t be surprised if you find yourself quoting ...

Chuck Tillman pores over the Teenie Harris photo archive, exploring the Pittsburgh as it once was and musing: “I gotta be in ...

For local businessowners Essence Roberson and her husband Ken McCormick, three years has passed quickly. Their Ukiah ...

Follow Leon Thomas III's evolution from actor on Victorious to a Grammy-winning producer and rising star in entertainment.

Denver Jazz Fest founders Don Lucoff and Dave Froman talk about the seminal new festival and why Denver-ites should be ...

Lenny Kravitz’s Parisian home is spectacular. A four-storey townhouse in the 16th arrondissement, originally built in the ...

Like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington was a musician who emerged ... band at Harlem’s famed nightspot, The Cotton Club, in 1927. But jazz wasn’t the exclusive preserve of African-Americans.