The Hammer Museum at UCLA presents the first museum exhibition inspired by Alice Coltrane’s life and legacy, “Alice Coltrane, ...

Roland Kirk’s 1967 album 'Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith' was his only recording for Verve Records.

With more than 40 albums, three Grammy nominations and countless Blues Foundation awards to his name, Eric Bibb releases his ...

A native of Los Angeles, Childs grew up immersed in jazz, classical, and popular music influences. A prodigious talent at the piano earned him public performances by age six ... Childs' paints ...

Allen Toussaint, a renowned pianist, composer and singer, is now on the USPS' latest stamps as a part of their Black Heritage series.

A century ago, the prosperous, post-World War I “Jazz Age” drummed out one tumultuous social change after another. On the heels of the long suffragette struggle that led to U.S. women winning the ...

When it was launched in 1984, it was the only youth competition open to high school-age musicians. The competition expanded to encompass third through 12th grades and now has five categories ...

The success of the score has allowed the musician to hike his fees. This led to Anirudh charging ₹10 crore for a film at the age of 33.

Much like Hollywood and hip-hop, jazz is embedded into ... consciousness that comes with new-age fandom, recognizing that when you create such affecting music, people will listen to your songs ...