The scene was swingin' on Thursday night as the Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra presented a rousing Black History ...

James Brandon Lewis is an omnivore’s omnivore. The jazz saxophonist’s fantastic new album channels the work of Don Cherry, ...

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While Chicago may be entering its bleariest month, you can still take in loads of enjoyment with live performances across ...

Coltrane, a jazz virtuoso who devoted much of her life to a spiritual journey, is a beacon for today’s artists. An exhibition ...

For vinyl aficionados, the rollout of the Record Store Day lineup each year, with 350-plus titles revealed all at once, can ...

Senior trombone player with the Edmonds-Woodway High School jazz band, Leo Nakamura shares an hour of his favorite jazz on ...

Jazz musician John Coltrane playing in June 1966 at the Drome Lounge in Detroit. (Leni Sinclair / ) On Dec. 9, 1964, ...

Work by artists impacted by last month’s fires, Joseph Beuys’s reforestation project, Alice Coltrane’s rippling influence, ...

The WSWS recently spoke to master musician Charles McPherson about the relationship between music, art and society.

For the 60th anniversary of the release of "A Love Supreme" the Village Voice asked dozens of sax players to muse on the jazz masterpiece.