Miles Davis. Charlie Parker. Duke Ellington…and John Coltrane. There are surely others that would land on the “all-time great jazz musicians” list, but none would exclude the legendary saxophonist known to many simply as “Trane.” John Coltrane played with some of the greatest artists and composers…

Grammy-nominated Shemekia Copeland is that special brand of blues singer who creates moments out of notes, stories out of rock bottom, and company from strangers. Nominated again this year as Blues Music Awards’ best “Contemporary Blues Female Artist” (she won in 2016), Copeland appears this…

The Ballard Jazz Festival May 17-20 is popular for a reason. Every year, organizers make sure to shine a spotlight on local heroes and give them a chance to roll with the international big guns who visit from time to time. This year, the four-day festival welcomes two-time Grammy®-nominated, New…

Seven days and nearly half a million people later, Jazz Fest 2017 is in the books. Per tradition, New Orleans’ signature music festival wrapped up on May 7 with a series of performances from major local artists but as attendees know, music is just part of the appeal of this one-of-a-kind annual…

First of all, the house band is a one-of-a-kind Blue Note special, or should be. Golden Ear-nominated 200 Trio opened up a short set of jazz/blues standards and gems last night at Seattle’s Angry Beaver, featuring keyboardist Ed Weber (Nearly Dan, Bill Watrous, Seawind’s Pauline Wilson, Jimmy Borges…

There really is no other music festival like Jazz Fest. With the many local bands of New Orleans’ incredibly deep and diverse music scene mixing with marquee national and international acts like Maroon 5, Lorde, Nas, Usher and The Roots and Alabama Shakes, the first three days of Jazz Fest were like…

The duo, Bonelang, use spoken word in unison with actual instrumentation, infusing jazz with drum and bass. They are known for not overusing samples, and computerized music, which gives a fresh breath of life to their live performances. The duo’s music has been featured in Uproxx, Pigeons &amp…

It was show time for Rhiannon Giddens at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Arizona. There is no doubt that she has one of the most unique, exquisite voices in music today. Ms. Giddens graduated from Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio after intensively studying opera for five years. Although, she traded opera…

Every summer, the Blue Note Jazz Festival outdoes itself with an outstanding cross-genre lineup sure to please every member of the family. From the discriminating hardcore jazz aficionados and Top 40 fans to the easy-going all-access crew, and the vocals-only emo crowd, this festival, taking place…

Anyone who’s ever attended the popular New York Hot Jazz Festival knows about Bria Skonberg. A triple threat in and around the East Coast, Skonberg weaves a magic spell around swinging jazz and earthy pop on her trumpet and vocals. The blonde bombshell also knows how to spin quite a few tunes of her…