Saxophonist Branford Marsalis and his longstanding quartet take a thought-provoking approach to their Blue Note Records debut ...

The Institute’s vice president of education and curriculum development told students that jazz “evolved through the African American experience and started in New Orleans.” ...

Grachan Moncur III’s second Blue Note album ‘Some Other Stuff’ confirmed him as one of post-bop jazz’s most exciting new ...

Well that’s at three things you’ve got in common with Herbie Hancock. The jazz fusion/electro hip-hop keyboard legend just ...

Spread the loveJazz, with its rich history and diverse styles, has produced countless masterpieces over the decades. This ...

Herbie Hancock is an all-time jazz great ... Discovered by trumpeter Donald Byrd at the start of the 60s, Hancock signed to ...

After playing alongside Harvey Mandel, Resnick would go on to follow in the footsteps of Eric Clapton and Peter Green in ...

Throughout its history jazz has been in fashion and out of it – but it’s never gone away. Jazz is at its heart Black American ...

The NEA Jazz Master tenor saxophonist George Coleman is known for his memorable opening solo on Herbie Hancock’s title tune “ Maiden Voyage ” (Blue Note 1965). That hardy muscular sound was his entré ...

He is a first-call sideman, as renowned for his role in groups led by well-known headliners—John Scofield, Herbie Hancock, Chris Potter ... Significantly, Colley is a leader of note, having assembled ...

In the mid-1970s Keith Jarrett wasn’t just a popular jazz pianist. He was a genuine phenomenon so astoundingly productive that he put his era-defining “American Quartet” with saxophonist Dewey Redman, ...