And it seems that in 2025 there was not only an abundance of new jazz releases, but the quality bar was raised again, with ...

Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground was quite a fan of jazz. In fact, he enjoyed the unique perspective of jazz and its freedom. Free-form jazz, specifically, could have easily inspired unique (and ...

Vivacious melodies filled the streets of Yokosuka city for three days as dozens of bands brought their music just outside the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet. Dulcet vocals, dynamic saxophone solos and ...

One of the more adventurous and transformative eras in jazz happened amid the societal turbulence of the mid- to late-1960s, and Miles Davis and John Coltrane were leading the way. In his new book ...

Jazz is synonymous with improvisation, but in many cases, it's also about adaptation. This means not just adjusting to new times and social changes, but also frequently reinterpreting songs from its ...

We live on a rock. A few billion years of the workings of the complexities of carbon chemistry put us here. The systems and intricacies of every element that has unfolded to maintain us should be ...

On Feb. 21 Maruja, an emerging UK band, released “Tir na nÓg.” their final installment after an EP trilogy. Photo courtesy of @marujaofficial/Instagram Maruja is one of the many emerging U.K. artists ...

Mystic poet Kabir's couplets, sakhis, and hymns have for centuries been part of Indian thought through a rich oral tradition and strains of classical and folk music ...

Earlier this month, and for the first time since 2023, Rock Music Menu headed north of the border to Canada for the Montreal Jazz Festival, which saw this year’s edition, the 45th, run from June 26 ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..

Is a decline in annual holiday tours the latest barometer of the recent downturn in the national concert market? There were nearly three-dozen notable holiday concerts in San Diego County last ...

The Boston area has produced a long line of world-class musicians — from Aerosmith to New Edition to the next generation being trained at Berklee — so it’s no surprise our music clubs are teeming with ...