What is jazz? Well, if you ask a young saxophonist and composer who goes by the name Seventh Sun, he’d say it’s everything. His newly released debut recording honors the genre’s traditions and ...

The popular annual outdoor free festival features national and local talent July 17-19 in Bushnell Park in Hartford.

Sonny Rollins, a sublime tenor saxophonist and one of the last iconic figures of the golden age of post-World War II jazz, died Monday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. Diagnosed years ago with pulmonary ...

Pannonica Rothschild, baroness from a branch of the wealthiest family in the world at the time, had a not-so-well-kept secret ...

This article first appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. In May 2022, Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, CA, was a finalist in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington competition, and ...

Tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, known for writing sophisticated songs, many of which have become jazz standards, died September 22 at his Manhattan home at the age of 95. Golson was one of the few ...

This article first appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. Tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves' 27-chorus solo on "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at the 1956 Newport Jazz ...

In Casablanca, the Canadian saxophonist and composer of Haitian descent presents his new album, *sMiLes*, a musical project ...

In a candid conversation that bridges the earthly and divine, renowned saxophonist Kirk Whalum unveils the mystical dimensions of jazz, sharing intimate stories of supernatural moments and spiritual ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the ...