In my music, I’m trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it’s difficult is because I’m changing all the time. Dealing and dancing you home. The Mitchell version is based on the tenor sax ...

Imagine forming a new musical group, releasing your first single and picking up a Grammy nomination in the best arrangement for instruments and vocals category in the process. That’s what happened to ...

The 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Jazz Performance and Best Jazz Vocal Album categories. Take a ...

The vocal artistry of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald continues to shape modern jazz singing. Armstrong’s expressive ...

Louisville Parade of Lights: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, Main Street, Louisville. This Louisville holiday tradition has been going strong for over 30 years. The festivities begin with local choirs, ...

The Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet has been serenading audiences in its native Washington, D.C., across the country and even as far as France for more than two decades. But its members are finding ways to ...

Jazz singing has come a long way since its early days in New Orleans. From soulful blues to rapid-fire scatting, the art of vocal jazz has grown into a rich and varied musical landscape. Many music ...

The College of Music is set to launch an exciting addition to its curriculum this fall—the new Bachelor of Music in Vocal Jazz degree in our Thompson Jazz Studies Program will offer intensive ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Al Jarreau had a voice unlike any other—playful, unpredictable, and full of soul. He moved effortlessly between jazz, R&B, and pop, turning every song into a conversation between ...

Charles Mingus demonstrated his prowess as a songwriter even in the early stages of his career. Surprisingly, he started writing songs as early as 1945, a fact that often goes unnoticed. This ...