And it seems that in 2025 there was not only an abundance of new jazz releases, but the quality bar was raised again, with ...

The Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band entertains the crowd as Kuumbwa Jazz Center hosts the annual holiday party for their volunteers, staff and supporters. Since 1975, Kuumbwa has provided opportunities for ...

If your Christmas wish list included the music lineup for the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, you're in luck.

NPR Music's Felix Contreras presents some of the stand out performances of beloved holiday tradition, celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Here are my 10 top albums that made the last 12 months even more worthwhile, and they’ve held up to repeated listening, too: ...

From Miles Davis to Mahavishnu Orchestra, we run through the 15 greatest albums fusing jazz and rock into arresting new ...

Jazz has always been about sound, but its look matters, too. Album covers have become an art form in their own right, reflecting the music’s energy, mystery, and style.

We’re talking free jazz, an experiment in improvisational music that captivated the world’s greatest jazz musicians in the ...

While music-loving tourists don't necessarily flock to Frenchmen Street to hear modern jazz, if they're lucky and curious ...

Gustavo Cortiñas doesn’t “do” absolute music — music for music’s sake. The Humboldt Park-based drummer’s work is always about ...

Two legendary members of Denver's KUVO JAZZ announced it's time for them to call it quits for their careers, while the ...

Jazz connoisseurs have been hearing that eulogy for at least half a century. They’re a picky bunch, often complaining about the quality of contemporary jazz while pointing to some golden era when ...