This is FRESH AIR. A year from now, we'll be hearing a lot about the hundredth anniversary of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band's first recording in February, 1917, which is usually cited as the first ...

The Newton Theatre will welcome two acclaimed acts in early 2026: Jay & The Americans on Saturday, January 24, 2026, and Béla ...

This marks the 38th year for the North Carolina Jazz Festival, which returns to the Hilton Wilmington Riverside Feb. 1-3. Along with the many top players who are returning for the festival, there's a ...

Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night ...

Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings are a real 1920's and 30's style dance orchestra playing the original arrangements of the famous bands of the Jazz Age. Hearing the Rhythm Kings is like being transported ...

When I wrote “City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973,” based on oral histories of the musicians that actually were there at the time, I found a number of myths that have been ...

Twice named Best Jazz Vocalist at the Scottish Jazz Awards, Ali Affleck is one of Scotland’s most acclaimed performers - a ...