Ralph Ellison, author of "Invisible Man," grew up playing the trumpet and carried jazz in his bones. His writing reflects the rhythms, textures, and improvisations of the music he loved. Ellison ...

If his office decor is any indication, students must love Dr. Bob Conger. Scattered among what some would term a mess of recording gear (including an ancient Magnavox reel-to-reel recorder), brass ...

Decades of toiling in the recording studio led to a No. 1 Billboard song in jazz circles earlier this year for Canton native Jimmy Baber. A Timken High School graduate, the 64-year-old Houston ...

When Detroit's Gerard Gibbs posted a brief online tribute to honor the late Jack DeJohnette, it also revealed Gibbs' love for ...

The jazz sax player, highly regarded for his work with famed trumpeter Terence Blanchard, grew up in the Old Pueblo. He went to Catalina High and remembers getting his start in jazz as part of the ...

NPR'S Ayesha Rascoe speaks with jazz musician Mark Turner about his latest album, "Reflections on: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man." It's based on the book by James Weldon Johnson.

Method Man‘s music has stood the test of time. Whether it be as a solo act or as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man has a catalog of songs that are universally loved. Yesterday (April 28) at the ...

Mauritius is not only about stunning white sandy beaches and relaxing holidays, but also about art and music. This is the month of Jazz on the Indian Ocean Island Nation Mauritius. This letter was ...

At the Monterey Jazz Festival in California last week, Composer-Saxophonist John Handy and his quartet launched into their opening number. Crash. A microphone toppled over. Handy tried to recover with ...

Jimmy loves jazz: Scott plays the Tri-C JazzFest Thursday. At 76, Jimmy Scott still cares about the music. Other folks his age worry about getting a good booth at the early-bird buffet; Scott scans ...

Time was running out. The sun had set hours earlier, and with it any lingering goodwill the residents of Newport, Rhode Island had for the crowd in Freebody Park. It was the Fifth Annual Newport Jazz ...