Jazz trumpet players have shaped the sound of jazz for more than a century, and their influence still echoes in modern music. From the raw brilliance of Louis Armstrong to the cool calm of Miles Davis ...

The Swiss city of Montreux is known for hosting one of the world’s great summer music festivals. With its Lake Geneva setting and facing stunning Alpine peaks, it’s a prime destination year around.

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Enrico Nicola Mancini was born on April 16, 1924, in ...

Happy Jazz Appreciation Month, a fitting time for music critics to name their pick for the greatest jazz song of all time. Music publisher Primary Wave is sharing its take on the genre’s greatest song ...

Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz. By Marcus J. Moore There’s a clip ...

Indianapolis is home to the American Piano Awards, which will begin its 2027 cycle this fall with five top U.S. jazz pianists competing to win.

1975 was a landmark year for music, marked by several outstanding album releases. Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks (Columbia), Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti (Swan Song), Pink Floyd's Wish You Were ...

Columbus' Famous Jazz Orchestra, led by Vaughn Wiester, will perform its final show at the Clintonville Woman's Club on Monday. The orchestra will take a short break while they search for a new venue ...

If you think about it a certain way, one of the defining qualities of jazz is earnestness. This is one of the reasons why jazz and metal have so much in common, and so often appeal to the same ...