This striking footage showcases the vibrant jazz scene of 1940s New Orleans, capturing African American musicians performing for a predominantly White audience in a lively jazz club. The band ...

Mars Williams, a free-jazz sax player who was a longtime member of the Psychedelic Furs as well as a new-wave fixture with the Waitresses, died at 68.

The artistic and cultural relationships between different styles of music are frequently complex and ever changing. This is particularly true for much of America’s diverse jazz legacy.

Piano and saxophone duets are jazz distilled to its bare essentials: one linear melodic voice interacting with a chordal and rhythmic partner, also capable of leading the line. What these two European ...

New to the collections: John Coltrane's 1965 Mark VI tenor saxophone Courtesy of the National Museum of American History On December 9, 1964, legendary jazz musician John Coltrane recorded his ...

One of Europe’s most influential free-jazz musicians, he played with “a kind of scream” to exorcise his demons, and those of German history.

Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel and Grammy-winning pianist Taylor Eigsti are expected to perform at the Overture Center for the Arts on Nov. 22. Known for their diverse musical ...