Charles Overton is using an unlikely instrument to make a big impact.
When Grammy winner Joseph Chiccarelli tells you what your ears need to hear, you’d be foolish not to listen.
The African American songstress forgot her sorrows on a night out during her stay on the West African coast and partied like it was 1999 .
If you’re in Lagos this Record Store Day — or any day — don’t miss this love-filled mecca for old-school Nigerian jazz.
It was a simple enough gig: Get in, interview Nancy Sinatra, get out.
When a 76-year-old drummer calls you with an ass-beating in mind — yours — you take notice.
In Goa, Western musical influences turned this former Portuguese outpost into an unlikely but passionate hotbed of jazz.
When Miles Davis gave his sideman a new kind of keyboard, he changed the history of jazz.
An impromptu recording session of remakes produced a Count Basie hit and introduced Kansas City to the jazz world.
Guitarist Charlie Christian was warming up with fellow musicians, waiting for bandleader Benny Goodman, and a smooth jazz classic was born.
From the BBC and OZY comes a fresh perspective on the debate about America’s future as a nation and its relation to the world during the 2020 US election.
The dup got off to a dissonant start on tour in Europe — but then went on to collaborate during five of the most inventive years in jazz.
This singer, pianist and composer turned her multifaceted artistry — and her anger — into a powerful voice for equality.