Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:11:00 GMT
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Christian McBride of Jazz Night in America about the forgotten all-female big bands that toured the United States during World War II.
Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:34:10 GMT
The genre-jumping producer is set to release Flamagra, his first album in five years, in May with features from Solange, Anderson .Paak, George Clinton and more.
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:00:00 GMT
Stanley Crouch, Bob Dorough, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Maria Schneider are recipients of the 2019 Jazz Masters award — the highest honor the U.S. gives to a jazz musician or advocate.
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 16:36:00 GMT
The New Jersey-based drummer performed his latest record, Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music!, for a live audience at Rough Trade in New York City.
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:15:16 GMT
In 2016, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra faced a scandal that cast doubt on its very future. The road to recovery has been, in the words of the group's new CEO, "a tightrope walk."
Sun, 31 Mar 2019 11:43:00 GMT
African-Americans in the city have paraded in spectacular regalia inspired by Native American motifs for more than a century. The song of the Mardi Gras Indians exudes joy, defiance — and mystery.
Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:00:48 GMT
Karl Denson talks about tunes from the Karl Denson's Tiny Universe's latest album.
Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:09:00 GMT
Members of the West Coast jazz and hip-hip group discuss SOL Development's debut album and the role music plays in community activism.
Sun, 17 Mar 2019 12:42:00 GMT
The jazz legend and barrier breaker was born on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Ala.
Thu, 07 Mar 2019 10:00:36 GMT
The London trio, led by Shabaka Hutchings on reeds, liberates itself from received jazz wisdom, let alone any form of decorum.
Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT
Days after Solange dropped her visual album When I Get Home, the artist/auteur doubled down on her love for Houston by hosting screenings of the album's companion art film all across the city.
Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:31:06 GMT
The rules of musical gravity don't apply for the spirited saxophonist, composer and producer.
Fri, 22 Feb 2019 21:25:00 GMT
He called it "a parallel to the history of the American Negro." Duke Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige wasn't an immediate hit, but it set a tone for ambitious, provocative works about black life.
Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:10:03 GMT
Bill Frisell, an elite jazz guitarist, teams up with bassist Thomas Morgan to imagine a playful riff on this 007 theme.
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 10:02:00 GMT
The 29-year-old pianist and composer who performs all the on-screen music in the Oscar-nominated movie, Green Book, explains how it was done.