Led by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, Weather Report were one of the biggest jazz fusion bands of the 70s and 80s. Taken from their classic 1978 LP, Heavy Weather, “Birdland” with its catchy ...

A masterful composer and a brilliant improviser, this record is a showcase of Lucky at his best, captured alongside Hank ...

Mark Smotroff is a deep music enthusiast / collector who has also worked in entertainment oriented marketing communications for decades supporting the likes of DTS, Sega and many others. He reviews ...

The bold lettering on the New Jersey Symphony program said it all: “ Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang .” It doesn’t ...

John Fogerty, Seun Kuti, Dee Dee Bridgewater, LeTrainiump and more musicians and bands to see opening day of Jazz Fest 2025.

Featured on his recent album Things That Come and Go, this vibrant take on the jazz classic pays homage to legends like Tony Bennett while infusing it with Fraser's signature warmth and charm.

The best jazz musicians ever are among the most talented ... who recruited Evans for the recording session that yielded the classic 1959 album, Kind Of Blue. Evans’ preferred setting was the ...

Jazz legend Darius Brubeck is coming to town with two chances to hear his music and learn his incredible story. Though the ...

Contemporary and classic jazz, hip-hop, R&B, Chicago house, neo-soul—to Hill, they’re all essential elements of the profound African-American creative heritage he’s a part of. “It all comes from the ...

Craft Recordings will reissue six records from Original Jazz Classics, including newly remastered editions of Bill ...

Discover how a sax-playing M&M doll kicked off her journey to jazz stardom ... This album, an amalgamation of nine tracks, epitomizes the fusion of classic jazz standards with inventive perspectives.