New releases from Tyshawn Sorey, Kim Cass, Bill Charlap, Tarbaby, Matthew Shipp, Kris Davis and others are showcasing how a classic format can still feel fresh. By Hank Shteamer Two of the most ...

...Jazz accepts beginners on their own terms, capitalizing on their creative impulse, as opposed to their technical prowess. Note: This article was first published in the Jazz Education Journal in ...

When he was 12, Charles Hamilton saw Louis Armstrong on television—he thinks on The Ed Sullivan Show. That pivotal performance inspired him to tell his mother he wanted to play trumpet. It’s worked ...

Jazz pianist Aaron Diehl is out to prove that you can go home again. In fact, Diehl, who was born and raised in Columbus and now lives in Brooklyn, will do it twice in the weeks and months ahead. The ...

This DVD records a big day in the small world of Scandinavian jazz: after two first class studio albums, Artistry Jazz Group performing live for the first time. And it does so in Södra Teatern, ...