Former Def Jam executive Jazz Young has launched a record label dedicated to nurturing West African artists and introducing them to the global stage.

Flossmoor resident Peter Jordan has performed alongside Ben E. King among others, and is performing Feb. 14 at Logan Center ...

Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodman swing era and the genre-blurring present.

When Black History Month draws to a close, artists say the question facing Kansas City’s art institutions is not whether ...

Kevin Burt, a member of the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame and International Blues Challenge overall winner, entertains the audience ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A documentary telling the story of the little-known “heaviest corner on Earth” in Birmingham where ...

The pop-up tour starts on March 20 at Berlin.

The Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra will present its annual WCJO Jazz Fest on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and 28. According to a news release, this year’s event features the return of world-class ...

The Atlanta Jazz Festival is returning to Piedmont Park this summer with a lineup of veteran artists, including multi Grammy Award-winning headliners PJ Morton and Kasami Washington and the iconic hip ...

Beginning March 7, the Art Institute of Chicago​ will be displaying an exhibition featuring a colorful unbound book of ...

Honoring the Organization's 22 Years of Service Providing Transformative Jazz Arts Education JPI’s commitment to ...

Largely self-taught, Kilgore lent her vocals to more than 50 albums over the course of her career, on labels including Arbors and Jump Records.