Jazz music is an inherently elusive genre. While its roots stem from influences like European harmonics, African rhythms, ...

Featuring an All-Star Lineup: Hannah Gill, Queen Esther, Gabe Terraccciano, Alphonso Horne, Justin Poindexter, Gordon Webster, Patrick Soluri, and more. As a relatively new group founded in 2018, the ...

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — all you’ve got to do is stagger your timing. For decades, fans of jazz music have debated why some songs have swing — the characteristic swaying ...

Jakob Bro’s Bill Frisell collaboration finally saw the light, Cécile McLorin Salvant drew on her teenage pop memories and Anthony Braxton looked back to 1985 ...

Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman plays in 2019. Swing is an essential component of nearly all kinds of jazz music. Physicists think that subtle nuances in the timing of soloists are key to creating that ...

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. 2024 is the “Year of the Big Band,” according to the ...

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will celebrate August with a packed calendar of world-class jazz, swing, and big band performances. From legends and Grammy winners to new album releases and ...

The recent Southeast Junior High jazz band concert reminded me how community music is all around us. I had a compelling reason to attend in that a grandson was in the band. What I hadn’t counted on ...

Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections. By Giovanni ...

Blues and jazz gave birth to swing music, and Colorado played a role in that development. The music was nurtured in the state by Glenn Miller, who began his musical exploration in Fort Morgan, as well ...