Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

In a departure from the greater part of their popular introductory series "Talkin' Verve," legendary jazz label Verve Records has released this collection of '60s pop covers by some of their greatest ...

“There was no smooth road leading here,” said legendary jazz composer and tenor sax player Benny Golson as he addressed a packed Sanders Theatre during the culminating performance of the “40 Years of ...

If you’re looking for some seasonal background music that’s actually worth listening to, this should do nicely. Barbara Dennerlein is a jazz organist with an approach based on the groovy style of the ...

The Piano Man celebrated International Jazz Day with an electrifying ensemble featuring global artists, channeling New ...

A jazz aficionado, whose passion for the genre made him launch a jazz club in Kolkata, Munir Mohanty initially expected an older audience. However, he was in for a sweet surprise. "It has been ...

Throughout jazz history, there have been magical pairings of musicians in recording studios. Sometimes the union was established jointly by the two musicians. At other times, producers brought them ...

The east London bar-band’s knowing patchwork of jazz styles is ambitious and fun Kansas Smitty’s is a live-music bar in Hackney, east London. It’s also the name of the seven-piece band that runs the ...