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The Nighthawks Release ‘Slant Six’ EP, Out Now Via VizzTone
It’s the 50th year for legendary blues and roots [...]
Live at the Bop Stop!
Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric featuring Tom "Bones" Malone [...]
Pilc Moutin Hoenig | “YOU Are The Song” | Available May 12 via Justin Time Records
Pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, Bassist François Moutin and Drummer Ari [...]
Songwriter-Guitarist Michelle Malone Premieres Revisited Fan Favorite ‘Feather in a Hurricane’
A mainstay of American roots music for more than [...]
Exclusive: Big Al and the Heavyweights ft. Jason Ricci Premiere Video for ‘Alright With Me’
New Orleans-based drummer Al Lauro joined the touring band [...]
My Story In Song
Maggie's new album, My Story In Song features Mark Kibble [...]
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Blues Rocker Joe Bonamassa Makes His Hollywood Bowl Debut
On August 9th, the three-time GRAMMY-nominated guitarist and 26x Billboardchart-topper Joe Bonamassa will make his historic, first-ever appearance at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA, where he will perform alongside an orchestra for an [...]
Ahmad Jamal Was a Modest Colossus of Jazz
Ahmad Jamal Was a Modest Colossus of Jazz The pianist and composer’s ideas had a decisive effect on the history of an art form. By Richard Brody Photograph by [...]
15 Of The Most Famous Jazz Musicians Of The 1940s – Hello Music Theory
Jazz is one of the most intriguing and fluid music genres, which started in the early 20th century. It features distinctive rhythms and harmonic sophistication that makes it unique. [...]
Soul Man William Bell at 83 Still Kicks It Out
Like Detroit’s Motown, Stax Records in Memphis was a family. While Motown was smooth, Stax was gritty. And being a biracial label in the south presented challenges. William Bell [...]
15 Of The Most Famous Jazz Musicians Of The 1960s
The 1960s was a time of upheaval—socially and musically. Sure, there was Woodstock, but there was also jazz, which was still a huge presence in America’s cultural landscape. Some [...]
Long Before Jazz, Frank Johnson Was Playing the Hottest Music in …
An anonymous watercolor portrait of Francis Johnson holding an early 19th-century horn Courtesy NYPL On March 9, 1819, a supremely gifted musician named Francis “Frank” Johnson played a concert [...]
Third Man Records Presents Vault Package #56: ‘Miles Davis – Fearless’
Third Man Records announces Vault Package #56, Miles Davis – Fearless. The main feature of the package is a recording of Davis and his band (Wayne Shorter on tenor [...]
New jazz dinner club opens on New Jersey’s side of the Hudson River
TEANECK ― Hoping to nurture the area's multi-generational musical talent, sometime drummer and networker Rodney Green has opened a new jazz club on Cedar Lane. Brvsh Cul7ur3 Jazz Club [...]
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Piano
We asked Samara Joy, Hanif Abdurraqib, Vijay Iyer and others to share their favorite tracks showcasing what might be the most nuanced instrument in jazz. Over the past few [...]
CornerMarket Event at ETHDenver Brings Crypto Adoption into Local Small Businesses
DENVER and AUSTIN, Texas, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CornerMarket, a mobile application designed to make cryptocurrency accessible for everyday transactions, hosted two events during ETHDenver. The events showcased [...]
Where can you hear jazz and blues music in Milwaukee?
There’s something about both jazz and blues that gets deep into your fibers. Genres with myriad powers. Music potent enough to make you muse, sway or wail. They’re cousins, [...]
Miles Davis: Two Docs Called ‘Round Miles’
Last week, Ken Deifik sent along two super documentaries on Miles Davis. Interestingly, both are called Round Miles. [Publicity still above of Miles Davis in the late 1940s] Here's [...]
SWLA violin prodigy Jairus Daigle carries on a legacy of jazz music – KPLC
Lake Charles, La. (KPLC) - This week in our tribute to Black History month, we’re highlighting a young man who represents the future of jazz here in Southwest Louisiana. [...]
Language of the Blues: CONJURE
In The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to ZuZu, author and rocker Debra Devi explores the meaning of a word or phrase from a blues song. The award-winning [...]
Five New Dexter Gordon Videos
As jazz musicians go, Dexter Gordon was among the coolest. He walked cool, he talked cool and he played cool. Cool came naturally to him. Perhaps that side of [...]
Burt Bacharach: Jazz Covers
The late Burt Bacharach's music for songs worked neatly as jazz instrumental covers, especially by jazz artists who were compelled to recorded albums of contemporary hits in the 1960s [...]