On Second Springtime, baritone saxophonist Larry Dickson, a mainstay for more than three decades with Cincinnati's renowned Blue Wisp Big Band, leads a quartet sans piano, much like Gerry Mulligan's ...

The D.C. Jazz Fest may be over, but the free music continues in Maryland and Virginia! The 17th annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival returns on Saturday from 3 to 10 p.m., while the 30th annual Rosslyn ...

For its 2026 spring tour, the Luther College Jazz Orchestra, one of the premier collegiate instrumental jazz ensembles in the United States, will be traveling to the birthplace of jazz and six other ...

Kamasi Washington is a legendary saxophonist and jazz composer, and with the world where it is right now, we wanted to take some time and just listen to some jazz. Washington shares his four picks for ...

The burgeoning Exit 0 International Jazz Festival in Cape May, N.J., expands to springtime this year with a big weekend of music scheduled for May 30 through June 1. Reading native and West Cape May ...

This conception of jazz as a means of bringing people together is manifested nowhere better than in Benny Carter (above, 1986). Benny Carter Collection, 1928-2000, Archives Center, NMAH The story of ...

The Jazz Loft is celebrating the change of season with its “Swing Into Spring Festival,” which will be held throughout the village of Stony Brook and surrounding areas from Tuesday through Sunday.

Even though they came at different times and are good for all seasons, this is a batch of small delights that all share a certain brightness and playfulness. They make a fine bill when put together, ...

Everyone knows jazz sounds finest in New Orleans. That said, jazz enthusiasts and music lovers in New Orleans are in for a treat as the New Orleans Jazz Centennial announced its semi-annual Jazz @ The ...