Classical music and jazz. They’re like jealous siblings who deep down love each other, but just can’t stop rowing in public.

I have a theory about jazz history: The conceptual breakthroughs, the new ways of playing, are created by horn players. But those breakthroughs are then fleshed out into new harmonic systems by ...

The Prehistory of Jazz -- New Orleans Jazz -- The Jazz Age -- Harlem -- The Swing Era -- Modern Jazz -- The Fragmentation of Jazz Styles -- Freedom and Fusion -- Traditionalists and Post-Modernists -- ...

The Parker Room isn’t just any bar, it’s a jazz bar with history dating back to the 1940s, when iconic figures like Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday once graced the place with their presence. Iconic ...

The History of jazz drums is more than a series—it’s a timeless archive that bridges the gap between jazz’s past and future. Although initially broadcast as an 8-part series, the content has since ...

Jazz Studies is an integral part of the music department at the University of Wyoming. The program is anchored on a strong curriculum of academic jazz courses, in addition to providing many ...

This article was originally published on Moment Magazine. Music, at its core, is freedom. It cannot be caged by ideology or controlled by propaganda. The Nazis understood that, which is why they tried ...

Changing technology has everything to do with the way music is made and enjoyed. For a powerful reminder, look no further than the current Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” whose climax is the ...

Five accomplished jazz musicians and band leaders from St. Tammany Parish and New Orleans all come together for the first ...