Thelonious Monk’s ‘Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2' is getting re-released as part of Blue Note Records’ Classic Vinyl series.

British singer and songwriter Joe Jackson is best known for his 1980s jazz/pop style, which produced his biggest hit, ...

The Mad Monkfish is named after jazz icon Thelonious Monk. A pianist and composer, Monk is known for complex melodies and ...

Each year, CBS News Chicago remembers some of the many people who made the city tick through a variety of talents and achievements. Here are 62 people whose memories Chicago is honoring in 2025.

It all started when Joni Mitchell showed up at a Halloween party in 1976 dressed in Blackface, an afro, a pimped out jacket ...

Taste of Country said that Tommy Cash was born in 1940, and after high school he joined the Army and became a DJ for the Armed Forces Radio network. The site said Tommy’s music career began playing ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 26: In 1791, a cantata by English composer John Bentley was performed in Quebec City at the constitutional meeting which marked the partition of the colony into Upper ...

Taste of Country said many more country stars such as Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus, Doug Stone, Shelby Lynne, ...

The 1970s marked a fascinating revival in jazz. After the free jazz explorations of the ’60s, many artists returned to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has had a year of ...

As a long and eventful 2025 draws to a close, NME remembers the influential and beloved musicians who left us this year ...

From 2015 through 2020, a personal research project included my reading dozens of jazz books and related media. They included mainstays such as the massive reference The Penguin Guide to Jazz ...