New Dawn has arrived. The debut solo album from Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen is out today, setting multiple Guinness World Records in the process. At 100 years and 265 days old, Allen is now ...

This year’s annual three-day Word of South festival of music and literature in and around Cascades Park starts April 4 and ...

The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, a new book from the journalist Liz Pelly, the playlist is the ...

Another brutally cold week in the books and the blazing warmth of new music is our light at the end of the tunnel. This week, we have another stellar list ...

Composer and educator Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1904-1980) is probably best known for a few evergreen choral works, including Della and Sylvia, still sung by choirs across South Africa today.And, of ...

In Brassroots Democracy, author Benjamin Barson presents a “music history from below”, embracing the Haitian revolution, post-civil war reconstruction and early jazz. The term “brassroots democracy” ...

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

Hailing from São Paulo, pianist and composer Heloísa Fernandes reflects on the deep cultural roots of her homeland with her ...

Jazz news: mDecks Music Launches Groundbreaking Jazz Standards Book Series Featuring Over 1,500 Fully Analyzed Tunes. Posted ...

Trombone Shorty has taken center stage in New Orleans since was 4 years old and he'll perform at the Super Bowl in his ...

John Densmore and Robby Krieger of the Doors discuss the band's 60th anniversary and the group's ongoing series of archival ...