Boston-based pianist and composer Jesse Taitt is performing a solo set on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square through GBH Jazz Nights. Presented by ...
The internationally renowned jazz-funk group The Headhunters were a welcome return to The Jazz Kitchen to packed shows ...
Steely Dan leader Donald Fagen hated growing up in the suburbs. Yet, one artist, who he called "the alien in my bedroom" ...
After three highly regarded albums at the helm of a quartet with Chris Speed, Shane Endsley and Nate Wood (Focus, Anatomy and ...
Even before he had a record contract, Bob Dylan was thinking about his visual presentation. Folk singer Dave Van Ronk advised him that he needed to think about his image, Dylan’s girlfriend Suze ...
One nice spring day in May 2024, trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire and his band—a distinctive lineup of pianist Sam ...
Saxophonist Xhosa Cole has a knack for making old songs sound new. He speaks to Thomas Rees about his latest album, ...
San Antonio St., New Braunfels. $53-$70, brauntex.org. “Saturday Night’s Main Event”: The second installment of WWE’s ...
Weedie Braimah is a djembefola (a master of the djembe drum), and a force of nature. Born in Ghana and raised in East St. Louis by two world-class drummers, his father Ghanaian and his mother American ...
According to recent reviews, "Groove, counterpoint, emotion, and heart" characterize the sound of jazz duo Jason Anick and Jason Yeager on their new album, "Sanctuary," which is out now on Sunnyside ...
What led to the teaming of Beyoncé and jazz trumpet great Terence Blanchard for an operatically inspired Pepsi TV commercial ...