On Thursday evening's concert at the Singleton Center, the music performed by VCU's Jazz Orchestra I displayed a varied program consisting of three staples of Ellingtonia along with a cross-section of big band writing. Read More
Recorded jazz is still under a century old, but in a little over nine decades an enormous quantity of music has amassed. Read More
At just 23 years of age, Graham Dechter possesses a skill set on guitar that many would envy. Read More
Washington, DC, correspondent John Birchard ventures into the jazz wilds of the US capital in search of live music and reports to Rifftides readers on what he hears. Read More
Raised in Brooklyn and Boston, and a hardcore New Yorker for a good chunk of the '60s, pianist Steve Kuhn now lives removed from the fray, in a still-not-quite-exurban town on the east bank of the Hudson River, one hour by train from Grand Central Station. Read More
Tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath is best known as the timeless anchor of the famed Heath Brothers band. Read More
Fragmented samples going off in your face. Read More
The Greenwich Citizen recently caught up with former Greenwich resident and jazz singer Kelsey Jillette via e-mail. Read More
Sean Jones and Mike Tomaro are taking on a tough challenge. Read More
He dutifully recorded the moment on the Internet. Read More
Possessor of the most beautiful tone ever heard in jazz, altoist Johnny Hodges formed his style early on and had little reason ... Read the full Johnny Hodges bio.