In a recent study at Johns Hopkins, jazz musicians improvised with each other while sitting in MRI machines. No doubt many of them were used to playing in tight spaces, but this was, all the same, odd ...

Revelers two-step at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Zack Smith Can you dance to jazz? The crowds at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival thought so, twirling in the aisles of ...

When I first got my hands on the Miles Davis Quintet's session reels, I felt like I'd walked right into their studio and taken a seat in the sound booth. These reels are access to the insular world of ...

A whole lot of soul is the goal every time Giordano Dance Chicago commands the stage. The award-winning, Chicago-based jazz dance company even has its own technique: the Giordano Technique, which is ...

Thirty-nine young performers competed for top places in Plattsmouth Lions Club 2016 Amateur Talent Contest. The contest, held at Plattsmouth High School, included six age categories including Division ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by To watch LaTasha Barnes dance is to watch historical distance collapse. By Brian Seibert If you want to understand the connections between jazz dance ...

If Ballets & Solos is any indication, then at least five young composers in the US are breaking barriers between genres and idioms. These young folks are brimful with ideas, humor and humanity, their ...

Musicians will sometimes honor another musician who influenced their lives or work with a tribute or memorial recording after that influential musician has passed on. There's an abundance of ...

“I didn’t even know there was jazz in England,” said one attendee at the opening night of New York’s Winter Jazzfest in January. Hosted by influential BBC DJ Gilles Peterson, the concert – a showcase ...