Before graduating from high school, she joined R&B singer Louis Jordan's Tympani Five. In the early '60s, she performed with Dizzy Gillespie at both the Black Hawk nightclub and the 1965 Monterey Jazz ...

Dustin Carlson’s Krakowians is an ode to the city of Krakow, Poland. “My experience of Krakow is one of awe, bewilderment, and playfulness; the rich history and imposing architecture, the wild endless ...

January 30, 2025 • Reflecting on a transformative residency program, the jazz vocalist now nominated for her first Grammy Award says her album Journey in Black reflects "the expansiveness of ...

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She was a cool jazz-influenced singer on record, but the live clips show she could be a Joplinesque wailer onstage. You could call Marillion’s first frontman one of the last of the old-school ...

Julia Keefe is a jazz singer, composer, arranger and big band leader currently working in New York City. But she's also an Idaho native raised on Nez Perce land in Kamiah. Later this week, she'll ...

Rose Hall. Rachael & Vilray spoke to WBGO's Doug Doyle about their rising success and upcoming gig at The Unity Jazz Festival. Rachael & Vilray are a perfect example of the idea that sometimes what ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY SELF-REPORTED PLAYLISTS AND SMOOTH JAZZ RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. FOR THE LATTER, STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY ...

both as a leader and a sideman (he famously accompanied singer Julie London on her 1955 LP, Julie Is Her Name, which featured “Cry Me A River”). Fittingly, for one of the best jazz guitarists ...

The NBA has officially revealed the 10 rookies, 11 sophomores, and seven G League players who have been selected to take part in the 2025 Rising Stars event at All-Star weekend in San Francisco next ...

Smile 2 hits brand-new peak on Official Film Chart ...

Two actresses have been nominated for best actress for portraying legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. Diana Ross was nominated for the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues; Andra Day for the 2020 film ...