Breathing new life into songs we’ve heard many times before, this list of the best Christmas jazz songs is perfect for the holiday season. For us, what makes a jazz-tinged Christmas so special ...
It can be difficult to untangle the romantic myth surrounding Chet Baker from the merits of his music ... and the best of them are potent examples of small-group jazz when competition in this ...
Some of the best jazz songs ask such questions. Mingus' version of "What Is This Thing Called Love?" for example, which makes sure to never define what it seeks to define, embodies it instead ...
Well, that’s the pianist’s personal quest; the saxophonist wants to be the greatest jazz musician on earth, and the drummer just wants to play music with his friends. The interactions between ...
The 1881 Club in Pasadena is pleased to announce the addition of a new music series, Vocal Jazz nights, to their live jazz lineup on the first and third Saturdays of the month, beginning January 18, ...
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In the ‘20s, New Orleans trumpeter King Oliver invented a new way of combining ragtime, blues and march music into a syncopated ... one of the best-selling jazz recordings of all time.
Previously, I touched on the worst Christmas songs ever written, so why not try my hand at the best? The earworms, the nostalgia bringers, the tear jerkers, this list has them all, and then some!