Fleetwood Middle School Jazz Band, featuring soloist Katie Cox on trumpet, won best saxophone section and best trumpet section awards Kutztown Jazz Festival on March 16.

It might be said that saxophonist Bryan Olsheski was born into a jazz home: His father was a saxophonist for trumpet player and bandleader Al Hirt, and his mother is a singer. He was born in a jazz ...

Influential jazz innovator Wayne Shorter, whose lyrical jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, has died.

Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel and Grammy-winning pianist Taylor Eigsti are expected to perform at the Overture Center for the Arts on Nov. 22. Known for their diverse musical ...

Dazzling lineup with Billy Taylor, Randy Weston, Betty Carter, Ricky Ford, and Taj Mahal. Bob Edwards reminds us that jazz is uniquely American music and that has its place on the Spoleto stage ...

After forming a lauded band and writing tunes like “I Remember Clifford,” “Whisper Not” and “Killer Joe,” he had a second career composing and arranging music for television.

From Lauren Henderson to Tim Ray, the Boston area contributed some of the best jazz music albums in 2023.

Kansas City will celebrate Charlie Parker Day with live jazz performances, historic tours, and exhibits at the American Jazz ...

Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, has died. He was 89.

LOS ANGELES — Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music ...