The term "creole" is one of those protean things whose meaning hinges on the context in which it is used. At the very least, it tends to suggest some degree of acculturation or multiple ethnic ...

On this tour led by Mark Satlof, a 25-year-resident of Central Harlem/Strivers Row, guests will get rare insight into the locale of one of the most creative periods ever in the arts — the Jazz Age in ...

Someone famously called jazz the sound of surprise, but all too often, what is on offer is the dull hum of routine. Or something like that. This historic reissue is, however, anything but routine.

Today marks the centennial of the birth of jazz great Charlie Parker, an event that is being celebrated nationwide in a wide variety of ways. If jazz history can be divided into two epochs — danceable ...

*How time flies. It is hard to believe that we have reached the first quarter, the fourth month of the year. April is an exciting time of the year, with its pleasant spring weather. April is Jazz ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

SPECIAL: In this special edition of Night Train, we celebrate the birthday of the most recorded bassist in jazz – Ron Carter.