On July 17, 1959, the world lost Lady Day, the singer behind the controversial jazz standard dubbed a "declaration of war." ...

Why is the image of the electric guitar hero so often a man, when women have been shredding the axe for nearly a century?

Known for his musicality, mentorship and spirited passion, Norman Marshall Villeneuve died Wednesday at the age of 87.

Today in Music History for July 5: Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a device. Personalised advertising and ...

Each day of the Rochester International Jazz Festival provides a bounty of choices for music lovers. Here are some options.

This summer will see a series of shows across North America celebrating Oscar Peterson, the great Canadian jazz pianist. Herman Leonard/Courtesy of Crave ...

The most celebrated jazz singer of the last five years is returning to Detroit on Wednesday for an evening of music on the Detroit River.

The singer Elaine Dame has had an interesting life, so far. She was telling me about its latest chapter earlier this month. It was a few days before her performance at Winter’s Jazz Club and she ...

The "Confident" singer and Jutes were first linked after they were photographed holding hands ahead of the release of her eighth studio album, Holy Fvck. Here's everything to know about Demi ...

Samara Joy, 25, is a jazz singer and the winner of five Grammy Awards. Her most recent album, “Portrait,” was released last year, and she currently is on a global tour through the fall.

A version of this article appears in print on May 1, 2025, Section B, Page 11 of the New York edition with the headline: Andy Bey, Jazz Singer With Rare Vocal Range And Control, Dies at 85.

Evidently, the March 1975-recorded 1001 Est Crémazie is not wholly a jazz-groove-breakbeat extravaganza. Instead, it intriguingly blends what the students who made the album were interested in: the ...