Johnny Hates Jazz fell apart not long after their big hit. But that big hit, "Shattered Dreams", left a lasting impact.

After the great success of "Elevator Music" you cannot miss the new Christmas Playlist of Ambient Jazz Songs! The elevator ...

From the Harlem Renaissance to modern improvisation, jazz has always been connected to wellness and self-expression.

You don’t need a full band to bring a jazz standard to life, just three key techniques. In this video, I’ll show you how to ...

Across a storied city like San Francisco, arguably no neighborhood boasts more lore than North Beach. From the scantily clad to the poetic savants, the area is rich with spectacle and intrigue, with ...

The Rev. Bill Carter remembers the story his mother told him about attending a Louis Armstrong concert in Venango County as a ...

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.

For a lot of years, Vera Brandes couldn’t listen. Not once had she heard the bestselling solo jazz album of all time—Keith ...

Let the record state: Jazz music has not always been a gray-haired endeavor. Somewhere on the other side of the U.S. moon landing, a “swinging” tune denoted young, vivacious couples doing their ...

One of Seattle’s leading jazz organizations is in a state of transition. Earlier this year, Earshot Jazz’s longtime executive director John Gilbreath retired after more than three decades at the helm, ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. A former journalist turned educator and author, Rhodes has spent her career around ...

For six years, Franni Cash was a member of her family's band, the Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning Christian music group We The Kingdom, but with her 2025 solo EP "Wild Child," Cash showed that ...