For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form. Oh, sure, something like trad jazz, loud and frenetic with a side helping of street funk, ...

"They were creating these images at a time, for the most part, in the 20th century when traditional New Orleans jazz was ...

Sandra Jaffe, the co-founder of Preservation Hall, a deliberately down-at-the-heels French Quarter mecca for fans of traditional jazz played by its veteran practitioners, died Monday in New Orleans, a ...

Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have expanded ...

That U.S.-hip-sounding line, strangely enough, is as British as “jolly good,” or “raw-ther.” It describes a musical fad that has washed over Britain. “Trad” is traditional jazz, the 1920s variety now ...

When singer and trumpeter Anne Linders moved from St. Louis to Boston in 2020, she wanted to put together a new version of her lively traditional jazz band Annie and the Fur Trappers. That proved to ...

Today's Beautiful Music is a rousing concert featuring the United States Coast Guard's Traditional Jazz Band. It's their 2017 Veteran's Day performance on the Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Frank Sinatra’s Classic Sinatra reenters Billboard’s Jazz Albums ...

SAN ANTONIO – Mark your calendar Jazz enthusiasts. The 41st annual Jazz’SAlive festival is coming to San Antonio in September. The free two-day event starts from 4- 11 p.m. on Sept. 27 and will ...

For the past couple of months, OffBeat has posted a survey on our website, just to get an idea of what our readers like, their opinions on political matters related to music, how they use information ...

Frank Sinatra claims four spots on Billboard’s jazz charts this week, with two classic compilations returning and two more holding steady in the top 10. American singer and actor Frank Sinatra, ...