Born in Philadelphia of Italian immigrant parents, in or around 1903, Venuti is considered the father of jazz violin. Venuti relished Marx Brothers- like anarchic humor and was a legendary practical ...

Violin always seems to be thought of in a classical context first, in spite of the considerable contributions of jazz violinists over the past eight decades. Two recordings, one by a relative newcomer ...

When it comes to jazz violin, Kit Eakle is on a mission. A skilled improviser himself, he’s become the Bay Area’s foremost champion of an instrument long marginalized in jazz. As a player, he ...

And Blue Engine isn’t the only way to hear Mr. Marsalis’s latest music. A recording of his 2015 Violin Concerto, performed by Nicola Benedetti and the Philadelphia Orchestra, is also out this ...

Nonetheless, it rarely takes center stage in the music. Regina Carter is one of those artists, however, who has proven time and again that there is a place for the violin on the jazz stage.

Lake Charles, La. (KPLC) - This week in our tribute to Black History month, we’re highlighting a young man who represents the future of jazz here in Southwest Louisiana. Jairus Daigle picked up a ...

Violin great Regina Carter is an end-of-life doula when not recording, touring or teaching The 2023 NEA Jazz Masters honoree and 2006 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” recipient spends her ...

Svend Asmussen, a Danish-born swing violin virtuoso and irrepressible showman who spent eight decades accompanying some of the world's leading jazzmakers, including Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton ...