The great jazz trumpeter and band-leader Wynton Marsalis stages another raid on classical territory with a new trumpet concerto, here receiving its UK premiere from Alison Balsom plus the London ...

Julia Wolfe’s UnEarth will be on at the Barbican in January - Barbican As the winter evenings draw in, music becomes a solace as well as a pleasure. So far this year we’ve enjoyed a Proms season for ...

From homegrown heroes to visiting legends, here are Australia's favourite classical music and jazz stories this year.

Summer and fall have long been peak festival season here in Chicago. But this year takes things even further. Multi-day extravaganzas are everywhere this autumn: You have your time-honored jazz ...

Chicago opera is, inexplicably, hibernating this winter — the city hosts no staged productions until mid-March, with Lyric Opera’s “La bohème.” Thankfully, other groups aren’t following suit. In fact, ...

Three-time Grammy winner Samara Joy recently announced a forthcoming album, "Portrait," and dropped the first single, an enchanting, rhythmic arrangement of "You Stepped Out of A Dream." The young ...

Jazz versions of holiday classics can bring up these feelings even with no singer, though perhaps start with Ella Fitzgerald’s classic album “Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas.” Other sweet as ...

I know, I know — summertime is for staying out ’til 2 a.m., losing your mind to ear-splitting bass and dancing for hours. Not exactly the realm of classical music or jazz. But there’s balance in all ...