Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The local band Chucktown reimagines jazz classics in its newest album, "Vintage," which features ...

Bria Skonberg takes classic songs and the hot jazz style of the 1910s, ’20s, ’30s and ’40s and yanks them into the 21st century. The trumpet player and singer, who makes her local debut at the JAS ...

Craft Recordings Original Jazz Classics Reissue Series begins in May with two iconic Miles Davis and John Coltrane albums. In the ’80s and ’90s, OJC became the go-to imprint for jazz reissues on vinyl ...

This story has been updated to note the Hoonah concert by the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band is on Sunday, not Friday. Ed Littlefield’s heritage has inspired the narration of a musical “A Tlingit ...

While many jazz purists would argue that the true nature of the genre is a sprawling, 10-minute instrumental full of spontaneity and ever-changing melodies, many listeners tend to find their footing ...

When it comes to honoring the Great American Songbook, few artists have as deep a connection to the source material as vocalist Catherine Russell. A New York native, Russell was the child of jazz ...

over the course of one day. Backing the co-leaders on this date are Wynton Kelly on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Art Blakey on drums. The original vinyl release contained seven cuts, expanded on ...

OJC continues rollout of jazz essentials with “The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album,” The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Jazz at Oberlin” and “The Cats,” featuring Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell ...

When two-time Grammy-winning violinist Mads Tolling picks up his bow, magic happens. From reinterpreting classics like The Beatles' "Blackbird" to crafting soul-stirring arrangements of "What a ...

In his liner notes, multi-instrumentalist and composer Ken Vandermark proclaims that his time covering jazz standard repertoire has passed: "The fourth volume of Free Jazz Classics will likely be the ...

Get all the top news & discounts for LasVegas & beyond. From Broadway classics to jazz masters to Black History Month headliners, The Smith Center's early 2024 calendar is packed with world-class ...