Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced programming for January 19 through February 1. Highlights include Ms.

If there’s one sound that defines classic jazz, it’s the feel of swing. At its core, swing comes from dividing the beat into ...

Annette Morreau, who has died aged 80, was a tireless champion of new music; in 1970 she founded the Arts Council’s ...

Even after 40 years of jazzy harmonizing, Moore By Four still needs to rehearse. So bandleader Sanford Moore prepared a ...

In 1917, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band recorded ``Darktown Strutters' Ball.'' Some historians consider this to be the earliest commercially made jazz record. It was written by Shelton Brooks, who ...

Their connection was music, and the two of them played guitars off of one another. So began a lifelong friendship. Soon I was ...

In February 1975, Keith Jarrett turned up at the Cologne Opera House to play a solo concert. He was tired, hungry and in pain ...

Karen Stachel Norbert Stachel & Lehcats Join Forces With Giovanni Hidalgo On 'Live At The Breakroom,' A 2-CD Set To Be Released March 20. Posted in “Recording” column. Published: January 16, 2026 @ Al ...

From Drum Tao's Taiko drums and acrobatics to a complex performance from Les Ballets Africains, WBUR arts contributor Shira ...

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Kilgore, who died Jan. 7, was a talented interpreter of American popular song. We'll remember her by listening back to her in ...