The stratospherically talented saxophonist bridged multiple eras in jazz history, seemingly without breaking a sweat…
Jim Marshall captured jazz and culture in photos, and a new book captures his art and perspective.
Kamasi Washington is one of the hottest jazz cats in the game right now. The tenor saxophonist played and arranged music on Kendrick Lamar's 2…
In 1970, Nina Simone wrote a rallying cry of a song called “To Be Young, Gifted and Black,” an open letter of support to black kids who were o…
Jazz is about what is,” says Wynton Marsalis…
Midway through a 1978 Weather Report concert in Offenbach, Germany, the stage lights on keyboardist Joe Zawinul, saxophonist Wayne Shorter and drummer Peter Erskine went dark…
Jennifer Batten oozes genius, eccentricity and punk mystique. Sporting an oversized puff of bleached hair, Batten does things on her custom Ib…
As expected, the 57th Grammy Awards was a big fat waste of time for the most part—British pop singer Sam Smith won big (four Grammys total).