On the surface, there might seem to be a world of difference between jazz and bluegrass music. Jazz is predominantly urban and often deals with relatively complex structures, chords and key changes.

Violinist Darol Anger literally had a dream, one in which he was performing his bluegrass music not with the David Grisman Quintet or another small group but in front of a full-fledged big band—and in ...

When guitarist Tony Rice died on Christmas Day in his North Carolina home, bluegrass music bade farewell to a second-generation star who expressed his music in modern terms and embraced bluegrass’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Isn’t everything supposed to slow down during the Dead of Winter? The holiday buzz is over, the nights drag on in extended ...

On Jan. 9, explore the intersection of jazz and bluegrass music in the American Songbook — and maybe a Bruce Springsteen song or two — with Shane Allen Presents! at The Jazz Station. Based in Eugene, ...

At first blush, bluegrass and jazz seem odd bedfellows. But on their new joint album, the Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band... Where Bluegrass Meets New Orleans Jazz If you're ...

This year marks an unusual confluence of major events in local music. On Friday and Saturday, two large-scale, genre-specific festivals each take over a city: The Art of Cool Festival presides over ...

Abigail Washburn's sound is a mash-up of old-timey Americana and Chinese tradition. Abigail Washburn is sitting on a bench in New York's Battery Park City on a recent afternoon, the Statue of Liberty ...

Nebraska Innovation Campus, in partnership with local organizations, is bringing the Nebraska Bluegrass Concert Series back ...

PLYMOUTH, Washington County — Live bluegrass music, food and free crafts are planned in Plymouth Friday evening.The town’s ...

Isn't everything supposed to slow down during the Dead of Winter? The holiday buzz is over, the nights drag on in extended darkness and a sense of - and perhaps need for - hibernation begins to close ...