I recently bought a book compiled and photographed by the one and only jazz patroness, Baroness Pannonica (often called Nica) de Koenigswarter, a member of the old-world aristocratic and fabulously ...

Creative artists rarely retire. Jazz musicians often continue to perform and record as they age. In this hour you'll hear the final musical statements of jazz musicians in the 21st century.

He worked with such stars as Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock and many others.

The Chicago Jazz Festival makes its annual return this summer with performances from Chicago jazz favorites and nationally renowned performers. A Labor Day tradition in the city, the free festival ...

Jazz and genes sustained George Freeman, who died Monday at age 97 — just a few days shy of gigs he was supposed to play at the Green Mill to celebrate his 98th birthday. Mr. Freeman was a Chicago ...

Zoot Sims, left, and Al Cohn performing on stage. Al Cohn, circa 1980. Saxophonist John 'Zoot' Sims on break at WTTW Studios during a taping of the show Soundstage in Chicago, Nov. 26, 1979. Harry ...

In a career that stretched across seven decades, Mike Wofford provided exactly the right touch on piano in any and every musical setting. His death Friday morning just after midnight, silences an ...