He stated: “I’d rather go in and just be Jaco. I improvise all the time. Hopefully, I think, I never play the same thing ...

A strong programme of quality jazz musicianship ensured that the audience was richly rewarded for a weekend of careful listening.

Few places in American music history carry the weight and legacy of Minton’s Playhouse. Tucked inside Harlem’s Hotel Cecil, ...

Jazz is there and gone,” famed Miles Davis pianist and composer Keith Jarrett once said. “It happens. You have to be present ...

Variety is the word of the week when it comes to live music in San Antonio. Whether your ears crave funky synths, mainstream ...

When the Nationals traded Jose A. Ferrer to the Mariners for Harry Ford on Dec. 6, 2025, the teams exchanged more than a ...

Smith sings atop Robert Wyatt’s mellow jazz-ballad piano on the tribute “I Believe,” serenely expressing the song’s inherent ...

The tall, debonair saxophonist known as the “Sophisticated Giant” had a seemingly effortless power in his playing. Hear 10 ...

Tonetti 3D-printed the custom two-microphone impedance tube to measure the saxophone acoustic impedance, while he 3D-printed ...

The Marx Brothers movie marathon, birdwatching at Fresh Pond, Ron Suskind on presidents, and more events from around Cambridge and Somerville.

The year 2025 was rich with new original music from New Jersey and here's a sample of the 13 best the state has to offer.

Mr. Blumenfeld writes about jazz and Afro-Latin music for the Journal and is editorial director of Chamber Music America.