When thinking about jazz, it’s impossible to ignore the deep, soulful contributions of Black women who have shaped the genre ...

Hopefully, their achievements will catch up with those of Polish jazz vocalists. If we accept that there were no female jazz musicians in pre-war Poland, then the title of the first lady of Polish ...

This notion exists because many small jazz groups do not read music when they play. The truth of the matter is that what those musicians are actually doing is spontaneously creating a very ...

The program recognizes gifted young jazz composers, defined as up to the age of 30. By Paul Grein The ASCAP Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2025 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards.

In 1917, the U.S. Navy, fearing dissipation and violence among sailors, shuts down Storyville, scattering jazz musicians, who join riverboat bands or move to cities such as Memphis, Chicago ...