I’m Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. In jazz, speed impresses—but it’s the ballad that reveals the soul. Slow tunes like ...

On Saturday, August 23, at 3 pm, the West Tisbury library will host “Great Ballads and Classic Jazz Standards,” a concert ...

Noah Preminger: Ballads album review by Jack Kenny, published on February 4, 2025. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

This is our list of overrated 1970s ballads that we hate to love. They may not be musical filet mignon, but they're ...

Jazz Ballads is the fourth album by Gerhard Daum that I’ve reviewed since 2017, and each album has been a surprise—from solo piano to guitar to ensemble and now to trumpet. Daum’s trumpet is the lead ...

Exploring the sonic and lyrical themes of heartbreak, Arts & Culture Reporter Beatrix Johnson review the latest studio album ...

6. “Turn Your Love Around” Co-written by Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin, and Steve Lukather, “Turn Your Love Around” is George Benson’s most groove-laden radio hit.

Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval headlines Gardena Jazz Festival, dazzling 7,000 fans with a world-class trumpet performance.

This post was updated Aug. 24 at 3:23 p.m. Laufey has worked out what makes love tick. Following the success of the 2023 ...

Sheila Jordan, a prolific jazz singer who helped pioneer a bebop and scat singing style, has died. She was 96. Jordan’s death ...