The All Music Guide to Jazz does not have many straight blues entries, being content to concentrate on jazz exclusively. But that is beside the point. Both publications are dated the day they are in ...

On a Friday night in late September, Judith Owen revealed her new self at Preservation Hall. Following the Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s regularly scheduled sets, the pianist and singer took over the ...

Two of my favorite musicians, Joni Mitchell and Bonnie Raitt, are being feted in this twilight of their careers. Be it the Grammys or social media, I’m thrilled to see them get their due and for more ...

Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick is serving up "Florida Man Blues," the first-ever blues song by his jazz trio, on which he even takes lead vocals. To everyone's delight, he's not rapping like he did ...

Welcome to the return of “Better Know a Venue,” a regular column highlighting the coolest and coziest places to hear live music in the Valley any day of the week. As an entrepreneur with 40 years ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market is reopening Oct. 1 with a slate of performers and an interior overhaul aimed at making the venue one of the nation’s premier listening rooms. The nonprofit ...

Viewed in this way, we can see the blues as a quest for existential answers to questions that have always been, and always will be—they have no beginning, and no end. In my article about Harmony and ...

When we think of jazz, we think of instruments — saxophones, pianos, trumpets, trombones, clarinets, bass, drums, and guitars — blending in unpredictable ways to craft listening journeys fit for late ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (Ark-La-Tex Weekend) - Autumn rolls around and that means it’s time for the Highland Jazz and Blues Festival. Head on over to the “party in the park” on Saturday, September 17, 2022.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – For the past three years, St. Augustine has become the home of one of the most special Black History Month events in Northeast Florida. Now, in its 4th year, the Fort Mose Jazz ...

The third Springfield Jazz and Blues Fest kicked off Friday afternoon by honoring a Springfield music legend. Around 30 family members of the late Johnny Lytle traveled from as far as Canada, ...