While it is generally agreed that the birthplace of jazz is New Orleans and that it was first performed there in the early 1900s, it’s not the only music style to come out of the Crescent City.

Jazz singer Phillip Manuel barely broke a sweat while crafting "PM," his first urban contemporary album. He even recorded vocals during lunch breaks from his day job. "That's how relaxed I was on this ...

This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...

It requires more than two jazz festivals to take the measure of Patrice Rushen, but this week offers a good start. A composer with a symphony under her belt and commissions from leading orchestras and ...

The Montgomery Smooth Jazz Festival will take place on March 14-15 at Riverwalk Amphitheater. The festival will feature national jazz and R&B artists, including Boney James, Leela James, and Evelyn ...

This post has been updated. See below for details. In most genres, the Grammys aren’t generally relied upon as an accurate barometer of the state of a given genre. But in the case of jazz, the ...

Jack DeJohnette, a well-known jazz drummer, passed away over the weekend from congestive heart failure. He was 83 years old.

George Winston grew up mainly in Montana, and also spent his later formative years in Mississippi and Florida. During this time, his favorite music was instrumental rock and instrumental R&B, ...

Chick Corea was the recipient of 23 Grammy awards, the most of any jazz artist ever, when he died shockingly last month, at 79. He could add two more to his tally at the 63rd Grammys this Sunday: Best ...

"This is a special day for me," says Malaysian very own R&B-Jazz songstress as she aims to captivate audiences with an intimate musical performance that will light up the DBKL Auditorium stage come ...