The flute is one of the more overlooked instruments in jazz, but it’s been making an impact on improvised music for more than 50 years. Let 10 experts take you on a guided tour. By Giovanni Russonello ...

Long the mainstay of classical ensembles and orchestras, the flute crossed over to jazz earlier than most people think. It first turned up in ragtime orchestras and marching bands of the late 1800s.

The eclectic, even eccentric musical tastes of German, Netherlands- based flute master Mark Lotz may be attributed to his personal history. He grew up in Thailand, Germany, and Uganda, while studying ...

Ron Burgundy has two passions: Becoming a network anchor and playing the jazz flute. While he would achieve the former in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, one of the highlights of Adam McKay and ...

The bossa nova craze of the early 1960s gave new life to the flute as a jazz voice. So did Quincy Jones, one of the most visionary of arrangers for jazz flute. It’s most obvious in “Soul Bossa Nova” ...

Earlier this year Lizzo and actor Will Ferrell engaged in a social media challenge over the prowess of their respective jazz flute skills. Ferrell in full Ron Burgundy getup was the first to post his ...

Do not come for Sasha Flute if you do not want your ass handed to you. That’s the lesson fictional anchorman Ron Burgundy is learning today. Lizzo challenged Will Ferrell to a jazz flute-off last ...

Ali Ryerson, a celebrated, Connecticut-based practitioner and crusading champion of the jazz flute, may have finally delivered a knockout blow in her mission to gain full equality for her instrument ...

Who had Stacks being a Based God disciple on their 2024 bingo card? By Angel Diaz André 3000 had an interesting way of describing his jazz career. During a recent interview with the Recording Academy, ...

Lizzo just released a new flute video. In "The Legend of LIZZO," the singer, rapper, and instrumentalist Ron Burgundy in a recreation of the epic jazz flute scene from the 2004 comedy, Anchorman. This ...

Back in January, Anchorman's Ron Burgundy challenged Lizzo to a jazz flute challenge, and the rapper has officially unveiled her response. By Rania Aniftos Back in January, Anchorman‘s Ron Burgundy ...

Only Nicole Mitchell rivals James Newton among jazz flute specialists for depth and scope within a single catalogue. And when it comes to solo flute recordings, not even Mitchell comes close. Axum ...