Carla Bley always considered herself a primarily a composer She said "I would rather write music than perform it. I'm not an improviser, basically, because I'm not quick enough. I'm a composer because ...

They formed a group called The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, and soon became personally involved; she left Paul Bley and moved in with Michael Mantler. In 1966 they had a daughter, Karen, who was to be ...

If they did it the same way two years in a row, would it really be the Jacksonville Jazz Festival? The festival has consistently provided great musicians performing for big crowds, but that's ...

Fans can look forward to two-stepping, belting out their favorite lyrics, and being amongst good vibes and energy this summer as the highly anticipated Blue Note Jazz Festival’s Black Radio ...

The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival continues to leak its summer lineup, and the newest addition is The Wooten Brothers — a prestigious family band featuring a Rolling Stone-ranked Top 10 bassist ...

The long-running Blue Note Jazz Festival returns this Labor Day Weekend ... this year’s billing includes some of Black music’s biggest stars, from hip-hop icons like Big Daddy Kane and ...

The lineup for Blue Note Jazz Festival’s Black Radio Experience includes also includes Jazmine Sullivan, Hiatus Kaiyote and Esperanza Spalding. The Blue Note Jazz Festival’s Black Radio ...

Follow a trail of live jazz music through downtown Rapid City as a new festival makes its debut. Black Hills Jazz Fest will present an afternoon and evening of jazz in bars, restaurants and retail ...

ASHLAND — North Schuylkill High School hosting its second Annual Jazz Festival on Friday, May 9. The event will begin at 6 p.m. in the North Schuylkill High School Auditorium. Eight high school ...

The rain did not stop jazz fans from flocking to bars in Tauranga’s city centre on Sunday for the annual Jazz Festival. Due to wet weather, the Downtown Carnival took place indoors on Saturday ...

Keith Stout, long a prominent figure in Vacaville’s cultural life as a key founder of the Vacaville Jazz Festival and a music educator, died April 11 in San Antonio, Texas. He was 62 ...