The early days of jazz were not always harmonious. Converted dance orchestras often sounded like unbalanced acoustic junkyards; a single violin, cornet, trombone, clarinet, tuba, drums, banjo, and ...

The University Jazz Band, Jazz Lab Band, and Jazz Ensemble played music inspired by the legendary Count Basie at the joint ...

The award-winning Brazilian ensemble, Entrevero Instrumental, opens their Exodo CD with a burst of sound, an energetic melding of accordion, bass, drums, saxophone and seven string guitar. The tune is ...

Kendrick Lamar leads as the most recognized artist with nine nominations across all categories, followed by Lady Gaga, ...

Rodrigo Mendonça Quarteto, led by Brazilian saxophonist, flautist & composer Mendonça, will take the stage for an smooth jazz ...

When The Bad Plus released These Are the Vistas in 2003, the band received notices from a lot of non-jazz press whose coverage focused on an easy angle: its reinvention of pop and rock material, ...

Pat Metheny, who will headline the fest on April 7, and a rare Colorado performance from influential pianist Bob James. In ...

In contrast, Ibex Band, the outfit which recorded Stereo Instrumental Music, had a lineage outstripping that of the label which released the album. In 1975, they had issued an album and four related ...

Dubbed “a pioneering force in contemporary jazz,” Stefon Harris and Blackout are excited to return to Iowa City to headline the 34th annual Iowa City Jazz Festival. Harris, a New Jersey-based ...