New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

Spend even a few moments with Joan Boettger, and it quickly becomes clear that she is a woman of extraordinary talent, boundless passion, and genuine kindness. She carries a spirit of joie de vivre—a ...

Listening to music daily is more than entertainment. It can improve mood, reduce stress, sharpen memory, support heart health ...

Mathematical analysis suggests that melodies and harmonies have become less complex as music evolves and musicians find new ...

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With hundreds of performances out at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, it's hard to know where to start. So Gambit has some suggestion for bands and musicians to see on opening day at the fest ...

The jazz musicians push the boundaries of their genre—one with an electronic artist, the other with a prepared piano—on a ...

Emma Nissen, a rising Christian artist mixing Jesus and jazz, is living her dream, scatting, writing music and creating ...

In any given week, New Orleans boasts more live music than just about anywhere. During the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, music venues kick into overdrive. Here is a sampling of this coming ...

As far as commercial holidays go, Record Store Day is a virtuous occasion, because recorded music is among the wonders of the world, and the survival of physical media is crucial to the future of art.

Your body and brain heal only when you are feeling safe, including from your own thoughts. Music is a powerful way to ...

Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera reformed his previous band to make an album without permission as he worked on his solo debut in the same studio ...