If you love jazz music and always wanted to play in a jazz orchestra, don’t give up your dreams and try out some of the easiest jazz instruments to learn. It is never too late to start learning. But ...

As the old saying goes, "You have to go back before you can go forward." And that means you should learn the tradition of the instrument to gain greater knowledge and bring more depth to your playing.

From the Harlem Renaissance to modern improvisation, jazz has always been connected to wellness and self-expression.

In jazz, the bassline is the heartbeat of the music. The bassist provides the harmonic foundation, outlining the chord ...

East Detroit High School alumni Dave Sell is getting the band back together – literally. The 1979 graduate was a member of the school’s award-winning band program under the direction of Al Marco when ...

Some may think of big band jazz as the sound of a bygone era, but it thrives in the Southern Regional School District. Students and their teachers take the music very seriously, as evidenced by a ...

The Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music has a large jazz cohort. Cat Hope is a board member of the Australian Music Centre. Female singers from Nina Simone to Kate Ceberano are some of the most ...

Audiences and critics around the globe are raging about the talents of Dion Parson & the 21st Century Band. Parson has assembled a powerhouse ensemble featuring some of the world’s finest musicians.

I just got back from my second trip to the Katy Jazz festival, run by a school district just West of Houston. It was time for a jazz fix. You see, I am a jazz fan, and though not compulsive, I do need ...