James Brown's funky beats, brought to you by drummer, Clyde Stubblefield, are the most popularly sampled in hip hop, but what about jazz? Has it not significantly impacted hip hop as well? The answer ...

From traditional jazz trios to global sounds and fusion acts, the festival celebrates the freedom that lies at jazz's heart. To bring up an age-old quandary, what is jazz? If you're looking for clues ...

Every International Jazz Day, timelines fill up with grainy photos, black-and-white legends, a lot of “jazz changed the world.” While true, it's also a bit lazy. Because jazz doesn’t need a memorial.

Jazz is complex music that even some professional musicians have difficulty playing. Yet somehow, jazz-band teachers create new jazz musicians out of youngsters who just a few years earlier knew ...

The international jazz festival Jazz Bishkek Spring takes place in the capital of Kyrgyzstan every year in April, spanning two or three nights across multiple venues. This vibrant event offers a ...