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Charlie "Bird" Parker has been called the greatest saxophonist who ever lived, a jazz legend who not only spearheaded the bebop movement but also laid the foundations of modern jazz.

Ted Nugent's Idaho Concert Canceled By Native American Tribe Over Racism Charges Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 07.21.2014 He was set to play a casino... Ted Nugent's August 4th concert in an Idaho casino is no more.

Composer John Adams often has described his transformation from born-and-bred New Englander to born-again West Coaster.

A plaque marking the George Harrison Tree, planted in 2004 in Griffith Park. The original tree died recently, the result of an infestation of beetles.

Steven Seagal of the Steven Seagal Blues Band performs on stage Saturday in Leeds, U.K..

If Toronto was music festival city last summer, 2014 started out packed and is now becoming somewhat of a joke - or would be if local music fans weren't so thirsty for the word "festival."

Summerworks music line up announced Summerworks' performance fest is on August 7-17, and the eclectic and solid music series will feature Weaves, Army Girls, Lido Pimienta, Light Fires, Adam Lazarus, Natasha Greenblatt, Cara Spooner, and Allison Cummings.

Does Tori Amos belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Think carefully before you answer that question.

It's been six years since Estelle first blasted her way on to U.S. radio with "American Boy."

I've always thought something was off about Taylor Swift. Her immaculate, porcelain skin, picture-perfect golden bangs -- and certainly, her singing voice.

De Paicely and Erika Aldridge seemed like the perfect couple to interview for a story about the kooky contrast unfolding Sunday night outside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

When Blonde Redhead fans crowd the outdoor stage at The Denver Post's 14th annual Underground Music Showcase on July 27, they'll see a band consumed with artistic purity and delicate moods, a band renowned for its mysterious melodic gifts.

Join in the effort to erect a granite monument at blues pioneer Mamie Smith's unmarked grave - 68 years after her death - and create a maintenance fund for her gravesite and others in need at Frederick Douglass Memorial Park.

Buckle Up Music Festival 2014: Day 2 Buckle Up Music Festival 2014 drew thousands to the Ohio riverfront.

Sir Patrick Stewart has spoken about his support for the Assisted Dying Bill following the suicide of his friend's partner.

It was produced by Roy Thomas Baker, who first worked with the band on recording sessions in 1979.

The Music@Menlo chamber music festival is hard-core. Its 12th season will present 61 tightly woven events in Atherton, a barrage of concerts drawing on an international roster of 45 virtuosi, plus multimedia lectures , informal music discussions , curated listening sessions and a free series of programs featuring top young players, many on the cusp ... (more)

"Trumpeter Lionel Ferbos, who enjoyed a late-in-life celebrity as the oldest active jazz musician in New Orleans, died early Saturday, July 19, Keith Spera reports.

When it comes to Lady Gaga 's style, she seems like a true original. Hooded leotards, Kermit dresses, the meat frock thing - she was born that way.

The top rehearsal studios for music in Toronto perform that necessary function few non-musicians give much thought to: a pass to be as loud as you possibly can .