On “American Masters,” we also visit her short marriage to politician-pastor Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who was even more ...

A hundred years after The Great Gatsby shone a light on extravagant Long Island mansions and secret speakeasies, the spirit ...

While helping push jazz to the forefront of the music industry, musician Roy Ayers sadly passed away at 84 years old.

Jazz bassist Donald Rafael Garrett helped birth the AACM and appeared on some of Coltrane’s wildest albums, but he’s barely ...

The legendary American vibraphonist, composer and pioneer of jazz-funk died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84.

In Seattle’s Central District, Jackson Street was the epicenter of a musical revolution. Trailblazing Black musicians ...

Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including music at a fraught moment in the Kennedy Center’s history and a passing delight in Tchaikovsky.

The sound of a single piano key, crisp and deliberate, fills the space before it melts into a cascade of chords — warm, ...

You don't have to spend a lot to have fun. From art showcases to jazz concerts, here are six free things to do on the Space ...

In the mid-1970s Keith Jarrett wasn’t just a popular jazz pianist. He was a genuine phenomenon so astoundingly productive that he put his era-defining “American Quartet” with saxophonist Dewey Redman, ...

In America’s country music capital, a new generation is stepping out from the shadows of its beloved honky-tonks. Meet the ...

To commemorate Women's History Month, World Cafe is looking back on a century's worth of music history. Every week in March, we're pinpointing distinct moments of every year from the past 100 years, a ...