After announcing the first slew of artists–including headliners Lionel Richie and Zac Brown Band–for the 2018 JAS Labor Day Experience, Three-day passes are on sale now. Sweetening the deal considerably is the announcement that Texas guitar slinger and singer-songwriter Gary Clark Jr. is joining…

<img src="https://i.axs.com/2017/12/48180-optimized_5a3814e5c0e09.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Sheila E. ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> Sheila E. wears many hats these days as a percussionist, drummer, singer, author and actress. She released her album, Iconic: Message 4 America in September this year and her memoir, The Beat of My Own Drum, was released in 2014. Sheila E. will be headlining the […]

Many of the biggest and brightest performers in jazz, hip hop and R&B will convene in Miami Gardens next March for the 2018 Jazz in the Gardens music festival. The two-day concert will be held on March 17 and 18 and will feature headlining performances from Trombone Shorty, Chaka Khan, Anita…

Jazz in the Gardens, one of Miami’s signature annual outdoor music festivals, will be returning for its 13th year this spring, and is set to feature headlining performances by Anita Baker, Chaka Khan, Trombone Shorty, Motown icon Smokey Robinson and many more. Announced earlier this week, the two…

Donovan Mitchell is making the free-agent loss of Gordon Hayward far more palatable. The dynamic Utah Jazz rookie has electrified the league with rim-rocking dunks and sharpshooting from distance. While he’s not Hayward yet, the potential is there for Mitchell to become an NBA star. Meanwhile, the…

The Utah Jazz have managed to keep their heads above water in the face of a significant number of injuries, and now they’re set to get their main piece back into the fold. Despite losing center Rudy Gobert to a knee injury in early November, he is set to return ahead of schedule. In his […]

Even though the Utah Jazz lost Gordon Hayward in free agency, they seem to have found his replacement–both in the immediate future and long term–in rookie Donovan Mitchell. The Louisville product slipped to No. 13 in the 2017 NBA Draft, and the Jazz made no mistake in selecting him. A solid…

Although the Utah Jazz have never won an NBA title, the organization has a storied history. Some legendary players passed through Salt Lake City, helping keep the Jazz one of the league’s more consistent teams over the past few decades. We look at the top 10 players here: 10. Gordon Hayward: Hayward…

Influential Midwestern emo outfit Cap ‘n Jazz will perform at Brooklyn Steel on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. Joining them will be special guest The Van Pelt. Cap ‘n Jazz, who earned a cult following during the early ‘90s in the Chicago area and the Midwest, only recorded one full-length album before…

It is technically true that musicians can’t really do anything new. After all, there are a limited amount of notes – although they can be arranged in countless ways. That being said, plenty of bands make music that is distinctive even if it’s not technically something new. The Urban Renewal Project…