The Red Pavilion Jazz Band, a quartet with trumpeter Gordon Au at the helm, set the tone for an immersive, intercultural music experience. Cradled by love, longing, nostalgia, and educational flair, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Billie Holiday’s music has stood the test of time, transcending generations and remaining an essential touchstone for lovers of jazz and classic vocal storytelling. Her voice, rich ...

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 ...

It’s bossa nova and samba, but so much more — funky, soulful and esoteric. Listen to these songs chosen by Joyce Moreno, Marcos Valle, Amaro Freitas and more lovers of Brazilian rhythms. Credit ...

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...