Jazz News

One of Boston's most beautiful spaces will be filled with music in a free, lunchtime concert series on Fridays in June, July, and August.

Rik Emmett has seen it all during his 40 years in the music business. Between 1975-1988 the Toronto guitarist was front man and principle songwriter for the successful power trio Triumph, whose hits "Lay It On the Line" and "Fight the Good Fight" helped albums like Just a Game, Progression of Power, and Allied Forces top the pop charts.

Try as they might, the Nighttown crowd just could not get the call-and-response chorus of "Goody Goody" right -- always coming in too soon, too late or not all.

The San Francisco premiere of Allen Ginsberg's Kaddish for Naomi Ginsberg came alive for music and poetry fans in a multimedia performance at the new SFJazz Center on April 18.

Jazz guitarist Jerry Bird celebrates May Day with a concert tonight at the Hansar Bangkok.

Apr. 29, 2013 - LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization officially designated April 30th as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.

The Martha Redbone Roots Project performed at the Fais Do-Do stage early in the day.

And the fest opened to clear skies, most of the time, and amazing performances from local and national acts such as slide wizard Sonny Landreth, Jazz trumpeter Jeremy Davenport, Rocker John Mayer and smooth Jazz guitarist George Benson, amongst others.

The Jazz House Kids music education program's "I Love Jazz Week" festivities got off to a rousing start with a spirited performance of jazz classics at the Whole Foods in West Orange.