On Oct. 29, Jazz and Blues vocalist and WBGO Jazz Radio Curator Lezlie Harrison will discuss “The Singers’ Art,” which explores emotion, despair, sadness and joy through the natural human voice.

At her peak, the singer’s music was capable of great depth, sincerity and emotional intimacy, which she seemingly conjured ...

Rhythm. Color. Movement. Seeing sound through art. The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American culture, Romare ...

Igmar Thomas’ ensemble bridges eras of Black American music with the soul-stirring project, ‘Like A Tree It Grows.’ ...

As my ears become ever more finely-tuned to the art of improvisation, my passion for blues and jazz, plus rock and roll, grows by leaps and bounds. And with each successive year in that evolving ...

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the ... religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm, and originally ...

The artist and musician, now 75, represents a devotion to the act of creation. His new LP “Tonky,” which incorporates jazz, ...

Every Sunday afternoon, KJZZ becomes the voice of the Delta juke joints, combining syndicated blues programming with ... featuring regular appearances by top jazz acts and a regular weekly night ...

Add to that Freeman’s high-register cries, searing blues riffs ... ensemble. The Art Ensemble’s performance of “A Jackson in Your House,” from a concert at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago ...

News that BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups would be closing its doors indefinitely was met with a collective gasp when it was announced back in January, with many St. Louisans fearing the worst.