Jazz and blues are two American art forms that kids should learn about, just as they learn about European classical music or any other musical genre that has stood the test of time. A selection of new ...

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band's first recording in Feb. 1917 is often cited as the first jazz record ever, but critic Kevin Whitehead says that the roots of jazz stretch a little further back. This ...

Jazz musicians read each other’s minds. Freelance singers and instrumentalists often come together for one-time sets and then go their separate ways, and with rehearsal time limited, they learn to ...

Al Young, then a blossoming writer of the '70s, walked along the old Cannery in San Francisco struck dumb by what he saw in the window of the Buena Vista Cafe. There stood writer James Baldwin in a ...

For jazz musician Chieli Minucci, Special EFX All-Stars is simply his next musical act in an already impressive career. The group, made up of Minucci and other elite musicians, will be performing ...

Carroll Levis brought his radio amateur hour talent show to Britain in 1935. By 1958, the contestants first performed before live audiences and based on audience applause, the winners would appear on ...

For many safari-goers, Cape Town is just a brief stopover on their way to stalk lions. Staying just long enough to hike up Table Mountain, they decamp to Kruger National Park or other South African ...

Jazz at the Lobero will present Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra on Friday, April 5, to open the Spring Jazz Series. Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers and producers in ...

This is FRESH AIR. A year from now, we'll be hearing a lot about the hundredth anniversary of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band's first recording in February, 1917, which is usually cited as the first ...