Welcome to our new music series Postcards. In this episode of Postcards, we venture into the world of Thabani Gapara, a Zimbabwean saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer based in Auckland.

One nice spring day in May 2024, trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire and his band—a distinctive lineup of pianist Sam Harris, drummer Justin Brown, After a near-death experience, trumpet innovator ...

Enjoy a night of electrifying Latin rhythms and soulful improvisation from Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Alfredo Rodriguez ...

He was the last of The Band's five members—four Canadians and an Arkansas drummer—who turned popular music on its ear in 1968.

Other subgenres include blues, boogie-woogie, swing, Afro-Cuban jazz as well as Cape jazz, with the name being a reference to ...

Welcome to Down in the Valley, Minnesota’s treasure trove of tunes and trinkets. Nestled in the heart of Golden Valley, Down ...

The bass icon breaks down his formative influences, and how he gave everyone from Prince to Beethoven a low-end makeover via ...

John D'earth may have retired in December, but the music in front of him at the moment includes far more notes than rests.

The Jazz Education Network Conference (JEN) is an annual four-day event that welcomes jazz musicians and ensembles from ...

I'm taking the Amtrak Vermonter train down to Maryland. It's a chilly morning right now. Cool is the word I choose to use.

For six years, singer and actor Ari Axelrod has been performing a one-man musical show about Jews and Broadway in front of sold-out audiences around the country. It is a remarkable accomplishment, ...

The Essential Melody Gardot, released in December 2024 by Decca, offers 24 of her best songs on two CDs or Vinyl. Accept ...