Can a wild raccoon learn jazz? Watch this curious cat's unexpected journey into music. U-Va. board leaders resign as ...

He stated: “I’d rather go in and just be Jaco. I improvise all the time. Hopefully, I think, I never play the same thing ...

It’s time for a feel-good Mister Rogers song to get an update for a new generation.

In the late ’60s, as the Black Power movement gained steam, funk became its soundtrack. Young people organized free breakfast ...

How jazz musicians transformed secular Christmas songs into sophisticated standards, from Bing Crosby's radio debut to ...

The 27-year-old jazz musician, scholar and radio veteran shares her family's love for jazz at the 55-year-old Minneapolis ...

A couple years ago on NPR’s “Fresh Air,” host Terry Gross talked with musician David Byrne about some of his favorite Christmas music. Naturally, his picks were eclectic, intellectually curious, and ...

Christmas jazz albums operate on different logic than standard holiday records. Where most Christmas compilations chase hit singles and maximum coverage, jazz albums pursue moods, textures, and ...

First, here is the full list of songs that will be on the Midnight Jazz: Final Fantasy IX album, complete with information about who’s handling each arrangement of the Nobuo Uematsu tracks and the ...

It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to turn out this way, but four of the albums’ leaders are women, and five ...

Flea has previewed his first full-length solo album with a eight-minute long jazz song entitled "A Plea." You can watch the "A Plea" video, which finds the longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist ...