There are plenty of fictional stories about utopian societies where life is good and everybody gets along. Of course, the word utopia literally means "no place," suggesting that an actual utopia is ...

Rollins, who died May 25, had for decades been hailed as the greatest living jazz musician. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation, and we listen back to Rollins' 1994 interview with Terry Gross.

Four standout releases from Shabaka, Thundercat, Adrian Younge, and The Breaks are stretching jazz into fresh sonic spaces. By combining funk, R&B, and electronic textures with improvisation, they ...

At any moment, the dialogue to some '60s sci-fi movie seems ready to enter the eerie, spooky world of Actions. “Geez, Jim. Where have we landed?" “This, Timmy, this is planet free jazz circa 1967." ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Four celebrated jazz musicians of the 21st century are paying homage to jazz’s most celebrated historic foursome ...

How does it feel to be co-music directing this show with Wynton Marsalis and playing alongside the JLCO? In short, I feel extremely honored to be co-music directing this show alongside Wynton! While I ...

As a trumpeter, Marsalis’ playing is as sharp as it’s ever been. He can command the room with an expertly controlled instability, serenading the audience with frenetic New-Orleans-infused grooves.

Once again, the Amarillo community can enjoy the sounds of jazz as Amarillo College presents evenings of live music, local ...