received a call from the famed trumpeter. “Miles says, ‘Oh, you’re from New Orleans — that’s why you can play good,’” Scofield recalled recently. Not exactly. Scofield’s mother grew up in New Orleans, ...

I was happily lurking in the “food court” zone of the Monterey Jazz Festival last weekend, awaiting my BBQ Tri-Tip sandwich from Cre’s, which I knew would not disappoint. It’s a tradition here at the ...

Steeped in gospel tradition, Ruthie Foster’s earliest influences were the voices of her mother, grandmother and the gospel ...

*Los Angeles, Calif.– Grammy® Award Winner and Global Recording Artist Kirk Whalum heads out on the 8 th Annual Gospel According To Jazz Christmas tour where he will perform his biggest hits, holiday ...

Mick Jagger wasn't finished with the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival after the Rolling Stones' widely acclaimed show on Thursday, May 2. Jagger was back at the Fair Grounds two days later ...

Renowned saxophonist Kirk Whalum and Berks County’s own Reading Choral Society, directed by Graham Bier, will collaborate during the popular “Gospel According to Jazz!” concert, back this year for ...

In his relatively short life, John Francis "Jaco Pastorius III not only revolutionized the role of the electric bass, he contributed a small but resonant body of composed work that remains influential ...

The theme for this weekend’s Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival is “Standing Up for Real Jazz," and that's good and bad news. It’s good that the festival is, in only its second year, confident enough to buck ...