As we give thought and ruminate about going into a new decade, (the 2020s) the state of Jazz in film is one that stirs up mixed feelings...

Jazz Singer~ Lezlie Harrison

On Sunday June 23, 2019, Amsterdam Ave was shut down between W.138th and W.143rd St. But why would one of the busiest boulevards in the...

PHOTO CREDITS to Jazz TImes, The Guardian, and Vanity Fair. for all images presented in this post.

When the Night is present with the Midsummer breeze's warm caress, that is the time you know that it's a Marvelous Night for a Moon Dance....

The month of May was supposed to be the Official month for Jazz recognition. But JUNE is when stuff REALLY STARTS popping in the Jazz...

Peering from that magnificent view at Dizzy’s Place at The top of Jazz at Lincoln Center, the House that Wynton built, you think of the...

Shortly before the release of Cécile McLorin Salvant’s debut Mack Avenue album WomanChild, critic Ben Ratliff made a bold prediction in...

About “His music needs no labels like ‘postmodern’ or ‘cutting edge’. It is Stefon Harris music, as Charles Mingus, he insisted, was...

Contributed and Written by Lasana Akachi Within the cavernous maw of the Foyer of the United States post office museum on Thursday April...

Sixty years after his passing, we remember 10 of the President’s best recordings TAKEN FROM: JAZZ TIMES Published 03/16/2019 By Michael...

Submission Deadline for DCJazzPrix extended to Friday, March 8. Due to technical difficulties on the final day of the DCJazzPrix...

Review of the tenor legend's latest biography, written by his widow Published 10/29/2018 By Miles Willis on JAZZ TIMES Gordon’s life...

Jazz. It’s the music that many men say they like, but don’t actually know anything about. Which is a shame for a whole host of reasons....

Create a blog post subtitle that summarizes your post in a few short, punchy sentences and entices your audience to continue reading. A...

Joseph Douglass is one of the unsung “Lions” of the Jazz world who does not receive the notoriety he richly deserves because of the...

Journal of American Studies, 45 (2011), 1, 113–129 f Cambridge University Press 2010 doi:10.1017/S0021875810001271 First published online...