Before bebop and the cool jazz era, swing dancing was the heartbeat of American nightlife. In the 1930s and ’40s, big bands ...

Grammy-nominated saxophonist Kirk Whalum has masterfully bridged the realms of spiritual and contemporary jazz throughout his illustrious career. In an intimate conversation with Munson Steed at Star ...

Join us for “Cool Jazz in January,” an evening of big-band music by the Mile High Jazz Band with singer Jakki Ford, on ...

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Classical music lovers, meet cool jazz. How about jazz fans listening to the likes of Maurice Ravel or Samuel Barber? How ...

The Washington Women in Jazz Festival was born out of the necessity for more feminine representation in the genre. The festival’s founder, Amy K. Bormet, is a vocalist and pianist who noticed the lack ...

I know it's hard to imagine with today's governmental overreach telling people what cars to drive, what bathrooms to use, and the highest personal, property and commercial taxes of any state in the ...

Seattle-area jazz fans are in for a special treat next month as the region's top young musicians come together at The Paramount Theatre for the Starbucks 28th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz, presented by ...

Running a restaurant in San Francisco doesn’t leave much time for enjoying the city’s nightlife. For the music-loving proprietors of the pizza joint Shuggie’s Trash Pie & Natural Wine, Kayla Abe and ...

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The Mile High Jazz Band will perform “Cool Jazz in January,” an evening of big-band music with singer Jakki Ford, on Tuesday.