A theologian (and amateur musician) explores the connection between them. William Edgar’s new book, A Supreme Love: The Music of Jazz and the Hope of the Gospel, is itself a work of love. Edgar, ...

The grooves of Gospel Jazz have migrated to a new internet radio station, WGJB. The call letters stand for “World Gospel Jazz Broadcast" which enables listeners everywhere to hear Gospel Jazz all day ...

I was happily lurking in the “food court” zone of the Monterey Jazz Festival last weekend, awaiting my BBQ Tri-Tip sandwich from Cre’s, which I knew would not disappoint. It’s a tradition here at the ...

The Gospel Tent at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which opens today, is where Southern culture achieves an apex. In a region still addled by race, where a hard white majority marches to ...

Jazz musicians, even agnostic ones, have a soft spot for gospel. It's part of the foundation of American music, an essential language like the blues. That doesn't mean they treat gospel tunes ...

As a jazz subgenre, soul-jazz began to flourish in the early 1960s. A groove-oriented style built from the bottom up, soul-jazz usually begins with the bass player: You take a strong bass line, ...

Kirk Whalum is a multi-Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist and composer whose work has spanned multiple genres, expressions, and platforms. He has to his credit the "most listened to" sax solo in ...

There is just no slowing down for bassist Ron Carter. At least, not that you would know. Writing, arranging, recording, gigging, teaching, media commitments—it is all in a day's work for the ...

“We weren’t only honoring Professor Dorsey—this was a major event introduced by the first Black mayor of the city, and it needed to be outstanding.” I’m a product of Hyde Park. Hyde Park High School ...

“Amen!” shouted a member of the audience. Now, that’s not an exclamation you often hear at a jazz show. This Spring Jazz Concert, however, was being held at The Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St.

The Utah Jazz needed a response after embarrassment, and Keyonte George delivered it. George poured in 32 points Monday night as Utah bounced back from a historic loss to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. From a music theory perspective, jazz, gospel and funk are probably the most technically advanced ...