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Richard Underhill's wonderful warm alto sound, great writing and arranging skills and in-from-the-outside soloing make him one of Canada's most distinctive jazz performers. Richard won a 2003 Juno ...
Jazz guitar continues to evolve under the influence of technology, education, and new generations of musicians.
World-renowned artists assemble for an International Jazz Day All-Star Concert in Tangier, Morocco.
At a fundraiser for A Place of Jazz, two current saxophonists salute two all-time greats.
George Freeman, Chicago jazz great who was set for upcoming Green Mill shows, dies at 97 Mr. Freeman’s guitar solos were throaty and daring and danced around the sax work of greats like Gene ...
Saxophone legend Kirk Whalum shares profound insights on jazz spirituality, from Pharaoh Sanders' mystical performances to the divine connection in music.
The Israeli Jazz project by French photographer Raphael Perez introduces the world to something it may not fully be aware of—Israeli jazz musicians who have made a name for themselves.
The WSWS recently spoke to master musician Charles McPherson about the relationship between music, art and society.
Guillaume Connesson’s A Kind of Trane, concerto for saxophone and orchestra (a Cleveland premiere), was conceived “as a tribute to the great jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.” ...
Tucked into a quiet corner of Upper Manhattan is one of Harlem’s last informal jazz parlors. It’s a setting you might not expect: a small living room decked with family photographs, magazine clippings ...