Although there have been jazz violinists ever since the music began, formal jazz education programs in schools usually are set up to cater mostly to trumpets, trombones, saxophones and rhythm sections ...

At first, Basil Alter shied away from talking about being one of only three U.S. violinists selected as a semifinalist in a violin competition in China this summer. That’s because to him, being ...

Lake Charles, La. (KPLC) - This week in our tribute to Black History month, we’re highlighting a young man who represents the future of jazz here in Southwest Louisiana. Jairus Daigle picked up a ...

Charisa The Violin Diva In First Sunday Blues And Blessings At Mt Zion Ame Millburn NJ on January 4. Posted in “Performance / Tour” column. Published: December 25, 2025 @ All About Jazz ...

When it comes to jazz violin, Kit Eakle is on a mission. A skilled improviser himself, he’s become the Bay Area’s foremost champion of an instrument long marginalized in jazz. As a player, he’s ...

South Florida musicians will pay homage to the violin at a festival in Little Havana later this month. The second annual Violin Jazz Festival concert series will honor the musical instrument featuring ...

Wynton Marsalis' rare musical versatility has long been a beacon in the worlds of jazz and classical music. Now the Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer brings those ...

Ask even the most devoted jazz fan to name as many major jazz violinists as he can, and the most he'll come up with is probably four: Joe Venuti, Eddie South, Stuff Smith and Stephane Grappelli. All ...

It never occurred to me. Perhaps I've been listening to bluegrass too much lately (we live in the mountains of Western North Carolina). I never realized that an artist could reach such high notes and ...

He played the type of music that really resonated with his audience. It was feel-good music. It was people’s music.” ...

When Kevin Sylvester revealed to his mother that he intended to become a professional musician 15 years ago, she cried. “She broke down when I told her that I was going to do this,” said Sylvester, ...