SYMPHONY SWINGS on Saturday, February 22, featuring guest artist Dr. Doreen Ketchens, the 'Clarinet Queen of New Orleans.' ...

Jayna Elise shines as Tina Turner in the National Theatre production, bringing her D.C. roots and Duke Ellington School of ...

Byron Center High School’s jazz band, one of two Michigan schools chosen, has been selected as one of 30 finalists to perform during the Essentially Ellington Festival at New York City's Lincoln ...

This Black History Month, the library is recognizing a milestone with the appointment of Bret G. Wilson as the first person ...

Harry Connick Jr. will premiere a composition for the 100th anniversary of his mother’s birth for Carnegie Hall’s 2025-26 ...

My monthly ritual in college was a drive into Atlanta to make the rounds of the rich array of record stores across the city. My favorite haunt was Peaches, a warehouse-sized store that prided itself ...

Throughout black history month, we’re looking to highlight African American heritage in Erie. And in the era of segregation, some argue no establishment was more influential in the late ...

Today in Music History for Feb. 14: In 1879, ``La Marseillaise'' became the national anthem of France. In 1935, Canadian trombonist Rob McConnell was born in London, Ont. He formed the ``Boss Brass'' ...

As a part of their Evening Upstairs Series, the McCracken County Public Library will be hosting "Songbird of the South — The Real Mary Ann Fisher Story" from 5:30 to ...

Four-times Billboard Magazine musician of the year Vijay Iyer, Mercury Prize nominee Nubya Garcia, and celebrated Finnish trumpeter Vernari Pohjola are the three headliners, as Bray International Jazz ...

WGN’s Dave Schwan talks with author Larry Tye about his book, “The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count ...

The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic is celebrating its 20th Anniversary and Black History Month with the world premiere of ...