Jazz

In reimagining jazz, Adjuah is both honoring and saving it.

Steely Dan blew through thousands of dollars—and as many as eight guitar players—just to nail down one solo. This is the inside story of the hit song "Peg."

In 1959, Thelonious Monk recorded a historic soundtrack. It was never released. Until now.

In an interview with Newsweek, jazz-fusion legend John McLaughlin discuses his work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Miles Davis, as he prepares for his farewell U.S. tour.

“The First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on Tuesday, April 25: institutions from the Library of Congress to the Grammy Museum will be honoring her amazing contributions to the jazz canon.

'I Called Him Morgan' details the short career of the hard bop trumpeter who was gunned down at only 33 in 1972.

The focus is on Miles Davis’s relationship with his first wife, Frances Taylor, the tragic failure of which is implicitly blamed for his personal crisis.

A new song by Marcus Roberts addresses "the controversy that has always surrounded Hillary Clinton."

The famous guitarist, and keen cycler, Gigi Cifarelli tested positive after an amateur race in 2015.

The New Orleans songwriter and pianist's contributions to popular music and jazz in the 20th century were incalculable.

Porter is sought after by both Wynton Marsalis and Disclosure.

Willis Conover once had millions of devoted followers.

The actress, who plays Big Boo on “Orange Is the New Black,” has a feminist and LGBT activist history.

Baz Luhrmann, director of "The Great Gatsby," was inspired by the event.

Benny Goodman’s personal films—including never-before-seen footage—have been restored.

The photographer captured some of music’s most important moments and artists, but for him it was just a job.

The album defined its era and has transcended time.

A billionaire’s dream to tell the story of Buddy Bolden, the New Orleans legend who "invented jazz," is finally coming true.

Jazz legend Sonny Rollins is upset over a satirical article in The New Yorker