Since its emergence at the beginning of the 20th Century from African musical heritage, jazz music has been an incredibly influential part of American culture. Take a listen to some of the various ...

The 1950s and early '60s were a high point for jazz. Jazz was popular. You could hear it on TV, on college campuses, and on US State Department tours. It was an era of mind-boggling creativity. Cool ...

2006 is the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of this classic of jazz scholarship. Recently, as I departed from Philadelphia to Europe, a friend gave me a book to read on the plane, a paperback ...

Ahmad Jamal, the pianist and band leader who helped pioneer the influential style that would come to be called cool jazz, died Sunday of prostate cancer at his home in Ashley Falls, Mass. He was 92.

Hear Aaron Johnson's Reboppers, a quintet of rising stars, Jan. 8 at Christo's Lounge. MORE: Find more things to do. The group, which features Johnson on alto saxophone, flute and clarinet; Danny ...