Seventy years ago, Charlie Parker and four other be-bop legends created what many call the greatest jazz concert ever— with Parker playing a plastic saxophone. A reissue of the recording is out. More ...

Pharoah Sanders’ 1977 release Izipho Zam (My Gifts) on the Strata-East label is a fascinating listen. Widely regarded as a landmark in the evolution of free jazz, it continues to grow on me—and that, ...

Inside The Mint in Los Angeles, surrounded by roughly stroked paintings and colored lighting, CSUN Jazz performed on Oct. 24. This was far from the venue’s first show, as ...

photo - A celebrated saxophonist Joie Taylor has backed jazz stars like Delfayo Marsalis, Javon Jackson and Larry Coryell at Maui Jazz & Blues Festival shows. Courtesy photo Performing at the Maui ...

The Los Angeles quintet was born onstage, and that’s exactly how it records LPs: by capturing live performances and twisting them, sometimes beyond recognition.

What started as a group of students who met in the Pittsburg State University Jazz Band quickly evolved into a popular local ...

James Carter, a longtime saxophone innovator and collaborator with Wynton Marsalis, will be at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on September 21. He talked with GBH Music’s Jazz on 89.7 hosts Al Davis and ...

Picture this: A talented EDM and jazz-influenced saxophonist playing a sold-out concert. Then add a laser light show. Oh, and the musician on stage is a 7-foot-tall sasquatch. That's the kind of ...

Mason Brown, 15, of Sylvania, is performing as Kenny G while collecting donations for the food pantry on Halloween.

Jack DeJohnette, who has died aged 83, was one of the greatest drummers in modern jazz, working with the likes of Sonny ...

More than 70 years ago, what's often called the greatest jazz concert of all time took place in Toronto. Charlie "Bird" Parker soared with four legendary colleagues while playing a plastic saxophone.