The members of Jefferson Airplane did not play the clarinet or the alto horn or the violin that they held for the cover of their breakthrough album “Surrealistic Pillow.” Those classical instruments ...

Since 1992, the Polar Music Prize has bestowed honors unto those who’ve made a “pioneering musical legacy” for themselves.

Making music is a form of therapy for Doechii. Rather than crafting songs that fit current pop-music expectations, she writes ...

Herbie Hancock is using his octogenarian years to relay some sage advice to other musicians, telling the BBC in a new ...

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 ...

In the Village Voice bestselling author T.J. English interviews saxophonist Darryl Yokley about his ambitious take on a literary masterpiece.

While the Supreme collaboration quickly sold out, fans can enjoy the playlist for days on end. Aphex Twin Curates a Massive ...

The NEA Jazz Master tenor saxophonist George Coleman is known for his memorable opening solo on Herbie Hancock’s title tune “ Maiden Voyage ” (Blue Note 1965). That hardy muscular sound was his entré ...

GPAC acts scheduled for the 2025-2026 season include Herbie Hancock, Sutton Foster, Yonder Mountain String Band, Ladysmith ...

Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan awarded 2025 Polar Music Prize Music and Gigs Herbie Hancock ‘thrilled, surprised and humbled’ by Polar Music Prize win ...

The season will feature Sutton Foster, Herbie Hancock and Yonder Mountain String Band, among others. Jazz icon Herbie Hancock, Tony-award winner Sutton Foster and Grammy-nominated folk-bluegrass ...