From the godfather of thumpin’ and pluckin’ to Victor Wooten’s game-changing slap technique, we bring you the players that you must know if you want to call yourself a true bass aficionado ...

The jazz delights on offer in the Baycourt series also include the Adrian Cox Trio from the UK, the Jess Deacon Quintet, ...

The New Ulm High School (NUHS) music department held the annual End-of-Winter band and choir concert Tuesday night. This year ...

Gavin Heaney Bouncing offbeat bursts of chordal horns, guitar and keys counterpoint walking bass lines as the high hat skips ...

Grachan Moncur III’s second Blue Note album ‘Some Other Stuff’ confirmed him as one of post-bop jazz’s most exciting new ...

Jazz Highlights for Record Store Day 2025 article by Kyle Simpler, published on April 3, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more ...

Cuban star Jany McPherson, accompanied by Luca Bulgarelli (double bass) and Amedeo Ariano (drums), will take center stage on ...

From John Myung to Felix Pastorius to Thundercat, we follow their historic quest for the ultimate extended-range axe ...

Next Jazz Legacy has revealed the eight emerging improvisers in jazz that make up its 2025 cohort. Learn more about the color ...

Cyprus has a lively jazz scene and in the upcoming weeks several performances are taking place around the country. This ...

Rodney Whitaker is associate professor of double bass and director of jazz studies at the Michigan State University College of Music. Whitaker is one of the leading performers and teachers of jazz ...

Having immersed himself as a teen in jazz's bandleader era, Quincy Jones credited one instrument with ending its rigid dominance in the music world.