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 ...

Kilgore, who died Jan. 7, was a talented interpreter of American popular song. We'll remember her by listening back to her in-studio concerts with pianist Dave Frishberg from 1995 and 1999.

Few places in American music history carry the weight and legacy of Minton’s Playhouse. Tucked inside Harlem’s Hotel Cecil, ...

Gregory Porter is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He's won two Grammy Awards for Best Vocal Album. Porter is ...

Grammy-award winning pianist and composer Robert Glasper talks the strategy of collaboration, Stevie Wonder, and authenticity ...

He stated: “I’d rather go in and just be Jaco. I improvise all the time. Hopefully, I think, I never play the same thing ...

The Grammy winner and Blue Note label head recalls the unique challenges and rewards he faced when the late Bob Weir ...

An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter ...

Spoleto Festival USA has announced its highly anticipated 2026 season, running May 22 through June 7, 2026, featuring more ...

The recently retired George Graham will help with the station and Chiaroscuro Records, its jazz recording label, including ...

Ahead of his January 27 Santa Barbara appearance, composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard joins Air Time to talk about the ...

America’s interest in Hawaiian culture began during the last two decades of the 19th century and reached its peak during the ...