This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...

Syracuse’s biggest jazz party returns for its 39th edition this week. The 2025 Syracuse International Jazz Festival runs from June 25-29 with a lineup that includes New Orleans great Trombone Shorty, ...

SOUNDS LIKE: An eclectic black dream from the Jazz Renaissance era, reborn in modern times. NOTABLE VOTES: Freelance music critic Robert Ham, S1 director Felisha Ledesma, Beacon Sound owner Andrew ...

BAM R&B Festival at MetroTech, downtown Brooklyn's exhilarating summer tradition, returns from June 6 to August 15 with 10 afternoons of R&B, funk, rock, blues, jazz, and a marching band. Celebrating ...

While it is generally agreed that the birthplace of jazz is New Orleans and that it was first performed there in the early 1900s, it’s not the only music style to come out of the Crescent City.

When you step into Middle C Jazz, you’ll see jazz lovers of all kinds coming together to enjoy a new artist or a fan favorite. The intimate setting mixed with specialty craft cocktails offer a cozy ...

NATCHITOCHES, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The season 13 finale of hit television show The Masked Singer aired Wednesday night, May 7, 2025, and the newly crowned champion may be closer to home than you think.

The Cincinnati Music Festival, 60 years old this year, has evolved as much as the music scene has over the decades. It began in 1962 as the Ohio Valley Jazz Festival, founded by George Wein, who had ...