The sub-genre of "punk jazz" has existed—on paper— since the 1970s when Patti Smith proposed a collaboration with Ornette Coleman. That partnership did not materialize. When all the moving pieces are ...

Besides being a well-played selection of powerful music, this is an exciting, top-tier timepiece offering insight on the development of star saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington a few years ...

Milwaukee-based gypsy swing band 4th Street Elevator has been playing in venues all around town since 2010, but the six-piece formed in 2007. Meet the members and learn more about this genre of jazz ...

The Piano Man celebrated International Jazz Day with an electrifying ensemble featuring global artists, channeling New ...

Picture this: You’re in an elevator, alone, when suddenly, a gentle island ditty starts piping through the speakers. It starts with a guitar, a wave-like rhythm that reminds you of white sand and ...

When I step into an elevator in the Wolf Building, a seven-story former paper factory in Philadelphia’s Chinatown North neighborhood, the Muzak is typical if a little archaic: A smooth jazz rendition ...