It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — all you’ve got to do is stagger your timing. For decades, fans of jazz music have debated why some songs have swing — the characteristic swaying ...

Follow the musical journey of this often overlooked, but totally musical genius. Through the testimonials of family, friends and devoted fellow musicians of all ages, Wham-Re-Bop-Boom-Bam: The Swing ...

The hundredth birthday of the legendary and brilliant virtuoso Erroll Garner is being marked by tributes including The Erroll Garner Project, which has released additional recordings and a remastering ...

Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman plays in 2019. Swing is an essential component of nearly all kinds of jazz music. Physicists think that subtle nuances in the timing of soloists are key to creating that ...

The Sheridan College Jazz Ensemble invites the community to an evening of exciting rhythms and fresh new sounds with the fall ‘25 edition of JAZZ @ SC, a free concert ...

But while the size of the project--the book is heavier than, well, not a piano but certainly a piano bench --is impressive, what you're really paying your $200 for is Claxton's discerning eye. "Jazz ...

The Keystone Korner was a legendary jazz club in San Francisco between 1972 and 1983, a place where Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Art Blakey and Dexter Gordon recorded important live albums. Owner Todd Barkan ...

The history of the jazz piano starts in 1899. By my count, 20 pianists changed the direction of jazz over the course of 75 years. Here are 20 sample tracks in chronological order of those pianists.

The higher the hair, the closer to God – or at least, in the case of Japanese pianist and composer Hiromi Uehara, to a ...

PITTSFIELD — If music be the food of love, as the Bard professed, then jazz music feeds the soul. And Berkshires Jazz founder Ed Bride has made sure the people of Pittsfield never go hungry for tasty ...

Dr Tony Genge (PhD, Mus.) is joined by respected island jazz guitarist Andrew Janusson, and rising star drummer Graham ...

Fans can catch Gaga performing stripped-down versions of her hits for a limited number of performances though Oct. 5 Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 ...