Music has a unique ability to unite humanity. As Ella Fitzgerald once noted, "Music is the universal language…. it brings…
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival’s founding in 1954. But the history is not as…
Jazz music and dance have long had intertwined histories. For one, the music of people like Duke Ellington, Count Basie,…
The second day (check out day one here) of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival, Saturday, August 5, 2023, can be…
On Friday, August 4, 2023, the historic Newport Jazz Festival presented a highly pleasurable afternoon of music, as it has…
We conclude our series of 2023 Newport Jazz Festival pre-event interviews with a conversation with Christian McBride. Fittingly, our third…
Jazz music has long had an interesting, albeit complicated, relationship with more popular musical forms. Swing bands were the pop…
Often the best music seemingly transports the listener - by the artist’s direction - to another time and place. The…
When one considers a historical museum, thoughts of those no longer with us often come to mind. Figures who made…
Ingrained in jazz, hip hop, punk, gospel, and R&B, tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has discovered a unique way to…