No one did it quite like Marshall Allen. This excentric saxophonist and student of the legendary James Moody is often associated with the famed jazz composer Sun Ra. He’s known for his eclectic free ...

A group of jazz musicians playing at a historic pub have recreated an LP which was first recorded at the venue in 1979. Jazz ...

Maria Dominguez points to dance partner Rod Gaulman, both of the Sacramento region, while the two move to the sounds of Robin Duhe and his band during the inaugural Elk Grove Fall Jazz Festival on ...

Unless you’re a longtime jazz aficionado, you might only know the names and music of a handful of stars and legends. But what about all those who’ve built a life working in this art form? A new ...

While Detroit offers no shortage of jazz music venues, there aren’t many that can take audiences back to the genre’s original time period. But the Detroit Historical Museum’s “Jazz in the Streets of ...

Cutty and Zutty were there. So were Peanuts, Woody, Yank, Wingy, Red, Pee Wee and Willie the Lion.* Sammy Davis Jr. was supposed to come, but he pleaded “fatigue” at the last minute and didn’t show.

Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard performed at the Blue Morocco in 1967 with other top jazz artists like Bennie Maupin, Kenny Barron, Herbie Lewis and Freddie Waits. Their never-before-distributed live show ...

I'm part of the older generation, players in our seventies and eighties. We're hoping to stay involved, but then there's the elephant in the room: The meds we take. In real life they make us feel ...

When Jahmie Williams moved to Gainesville in December 2023, she felt a calling to bring her passion for the arts with her. Williams, a 60-year-old flutist and Gainesville Fine Arts Association member, ...

New Orleans is recognized around the world as the birthplace of jazz. You can barely walk down the street in the French Quarter without hearing trumpets blaring and seeing bands march through the ...