To many, composed music and improvised music seem to be opposites, but in jazz, they merge in a unique fashion. It has been said that the best improvised music sounds composed, and that the best ...

Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...

The Ybor City pianist and singer, a fixture at Donatello Italian Restaurant, performed for Etta James, B.B. King and more.

A documentary special honors the upstate New York organization’s sesquicentennial, featuring excerpts from the trumpeter’s 12 ...