It’s fair to say that among fusion aficionados, John McLaughlin is the father of jazz-rock guitar. His experiments with ...

An elementary school buzzing with new musical knowledge. A simple combination of five brass instruments takes students from ...

Synths changed the music game in the 1980s, and the electronic instrument's legacy is still felt in pop music today.

Are the vibes good? These tracks by Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Roy Ayers and others, chosen by 12 musicians and writers, should convince you.

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Joshua Redman is one of the most versatile saxophonists working today, having come to prominence in the early 90s and working ...

“I first heard of it from Legend of Zelda, like the actual instrument, and I know that online recently kids have been seeing ...

Members Don Anderson, Bill Matthews, Ken Forfia, Mark Dunlop and Mark Weissman will converge upon the Main Street performance ...

It turned out that Ciavarelli was just beginning a deep dive into the genre. “I basically just dropped rock. I got so into it ...

Before jazz musician Thaddeus Tukes (Bienen ’16) came to Northwestern, his major didn’t exist. Then, Tukes created his own ...

And yet, you’d never guess it from this all-cat band seen here performing at an open mic night. The cats onstage are “playing ...

On his birthday, this Sunday's Tree of Jazz will highlight bassist Henry Grimes. Plus a new release from a drummer and band ...