*Garry Percell, the Billboard-charting smooth jazz guitarist, has released his official music video for “Love Ballad” as of ...

To celebrate Valentine's Day, WQED presents a romantic clip from this Jazz Beat's 1965 episode. WQED presents Chuck Spatafore performing "You Look Good to Me", as a romantic song for Valentine's Day.

Christian McBride, Endea Owens, Large Professor and more writers and musicians share favorite tracks from the bass maestro, ...

Her name became part of the music itself—whispered across decades in melodies, dedications, and liner notes. The story begins with Horace Silver, whose "Nica's Dream" opened a new era of hard bop when ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Benson’s music has a way of wrapping around you — like a smooth breeze on a late summer evening or the sound of someone you trust speaking truth with melody. Whether he’s ...

Herbie Hancock, who at 85 years young is one of the elder statesmen and authorities of jazz, says jazz is a spirit. Though traditions of the genre remain consistent through the decades, jazz has also ...

Known for playing bass guitar in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea is releasing his first solo album — and it features his first love: jazz trumpet. It's called "Honora." Since the 1980s, no bass player ...

The flute is one of the more overlooked instruments in jazz, but it’s been making an impact on improvised music for more than 50 years. Let 10 experts take you on a guided tour. By Giovanni Russonello ...

I’ve never doubted that good music—only truly good music—makes us a little better, quietly cleansing something inside us in a mysterious way. And not only music: love, too—our changeable majesty by ...

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

A group of local true believers keeps the beat of America’s original art form, improvising and riffing to grow audiences and support musicians. It’s a sultry summer evening in Eden Park’s Seasongood ...