Mathematical analysis suggests that melodies and harmonies have become less complex as music evolves and musicians find new ...

A music educator, band leader, and jazz aficionado celebrates a milestone today. Ralph Rassmusson, better known as “Razz” ...

Christmas has come early for fans of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, as organizers released the lineup for the 2026 edition on Thursday (Dec. 11) — a month earlier than usual. Stevie Nicks ...

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library hosted its annual gala, “Talk of the Town” — this year with a theme of “Diamonds, Jazz and ...

Kermit Ruffins has spent decades carrying the sound of New Orleans through brass bands, neighborhood shows, and jazz ...

Laufey Lin, a 24-year-old Icelandic musician and songwriter (known by the mononym Laufey to her fans), never dreamed that her music, which she started writing while she was a college student in Boston ...

The 1920s, often called the “Jazz Age,” was a significant period for jazz music, characterized by the emergence of influential artists who shaped the genre. This decade saw the rise of Louis Armstrong ...

The season opens Oct. 16 at Mechanics Hall with acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax.

The Jazz Age was a time of excess, creativity, and passion that lunged jazz music into the mainstream. It produced music icons like Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, whose innovative sounds advanced ...

Jazz was all over the place in 2022. I mean that as a compliment, and with an intended double meaning: We saw some great examples of improvisers flowing through the culture, and we also heard ...

Starting May 24, jazz music will play across Las Cruces every Sunday through August with the 2026 Mayor's Jazz Fest. The City ...