Twelve-year-old bass virtuoso Ellen Alaverdyan (better known as @ellenplaysbass on Instagram and YouTube) looks nervous as ...

Retirement is not a word that exists in Marilyn Maye’s vocabulary. For the 96-year-old master of the performing arts, it’s ...

Franky Perez says he has two rules for his music, “It must move, and it must groove.” As leader of Franky and the All ...

Hilton and Swift have a long-standing friendship, stemming from their collaboration on the 2007 music video "Teardrops On My Guitar." Hilton is also promoting his upcoming children's book "Daddy ...

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April 10, 2025 • Since President Trump took over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year, some artists are trying to figure out how to proceed. One ...

Rising indie-pop star Sofy brought her signature blend of witty lyricism, infectious energy and genre-blurring sound to a ...

This became the blueprint for West Coast cool jazz, which would be popular in the 50s. Some jazz musicians also married bebop with classical music, among them The Modern Jazz Quartet, whose ...

Even though jazz has been around for well over a century, it’s still viewed by some people as the coolest, hippest music there is ... master of the alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute ...