Discovered by trumpeter Donald Byrd at the start of the 60s, Hancock signed to Blue Note Records, and wrote jazz standards ...

Triskel Arts Centre, Cork ★★★★☆ Solo piano has a long and noble tradition in jazz. From Scott Joplin, the “king of ragtime”, at the turn of the last ce ...

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Throughout its history jazz has been in fashion and out of it – but it’s never gone away. Jazz is at its heart Black American ...

The evening provided soulful improvisations over expressive jazz pieces that each member of the quartet executed with perfection.' Music Editor Jade Barnes reviews Jazz Society's 'An Evening of Jazz.' ...

At 84, Herbie Hancock hasn't given up tickling the ivories, and is set to perform a trio of dates at the Barbican in July. The Chicago-born pianist and composer performs a three-night residency as ...

Haynes was a drummer who liked to prod his fellow players. Over the course of his career, he played with Miles Davis, Charlie ...

I love taking familiar music and finding new and creative ways to arrange and present it,” Rosenthal said. “The mix of the familiar with the surprising and unexpected is a great combination and ...

This weekend brings with it storytelling, charity photography exhibitions, live music, film screenings and pizza nights.

On the occasion of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, the great composer passes the torch to his modern counterpart, Jason ...

The sounds of jazz will once again fill the rainforest as the Sepilok Jazz Festival returns on Friday (Sept 5) and Saturday ...

He helped turn the Library of Congress into a leading center for research on the history of jazz, and made some surprising discoveries of his own.