If one were to award points for boldness and thinking outside the box, the Jazz Jamaica All Stars would rank high by any measure. The All Stars, a large ensemble of (mostly) Brits, several with ...

On Jazz Gone Dub, the London-based Gaudi collaborated with master guitarist Ernie Ranglin, Sly and Robbie, and David Hinds of ...

There’s a twofold purpose to this year’s Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival — providing a free, high-quality virtual concert with Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Secada and top Jamaican performers, and ...

Jamaica has been a jazz mecca for about 100 years. Count Basie, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Lena Horne are among the legends who have lived in the Southern Queens area. This ...

Here we are in muggy late August — what the ancient Romans called the "dog days" of summer. For many of us, the season requires a certain soundtrack. Maybe it's bossa nova, upbeat R&B or chilled-out ...

The 19th annual Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival promises the expected array of eclectic music, with Mariah Carey making her Jamaican debut among other American, Canadian and Jamaican acts. Scheduled ...

Although the history of Jazz music is complex and often debated, historians, for the most part, agree on the geography of its origins. Jazz started as a uniquely American sound, forged in the melting ...

Music lovers who attend the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2026 will be treated to the sounds and flavors of Jamaica at the Cultural Exchange Pavilion, an effort to support the island nation ...

THIS COLUMN is coming to you direct from the pristine beaches of Barbados. I’m typing on my laptop, lying in a hammock and waiting for a bikini-clad island gal to bring me my next Diet Coke. It will ...

If one were to award points for boldness and thinking outside the box, the Jazz Jamaica All Stars would rank high by any measure. The All Stars, a large ensemble of (mostly) Brits, several with ...