A young troublemaker at the Colored Waif’s Home encounters one horn and two music educators. The world changes.

Exactly 100 years ago this winter, two recordings features Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet marked the triumph of New ...

Built in the late 18th-century ... New Orleans is full of incredible music everywhere you turn, but Preservation Hall on St. Peter's St. in the French Quarter is the cornerstone of New Orleans ...

Saxophonist/composer John Ellis will release the recording “Heroes” on March 14 via Blue Room Music.

New Orleans is a hub of American culture, but if you want the Cajun experience without the hustle and bustle, head to this ...

New York City: "The Big Apple" " This nickname traces its roots back to the 1920s. Horse racing writer John J. Fitz Gerald ...

Cleo Parker Robinson created a dance in remembrance of the fire that engulfed three historically black churches in St. Landry ...

In Brassroots Democracy, author Benjamin Barson presents a “music history from below”, embracing the Haitian revolution, post-civil war reconstruction and early jazz. The term “brassroots democracy” ...

It's only logical for New Orleans to be home to a jazz museum, for this is the city where the musical genre was born. This repository of artifacts from the early 20th century lets you see and hear ...

Kansas City and New Orleans are both known for jazz, but each city has its own sound. Jazz artist Jon Batiste will sing the ...

For Mardi Gras-style, traditional jazz music, look no further than Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they make their way to KiMo Theatre on Friday, Feb. 21. Hailing from the heart of New Orleans, ...

The band was introduced by New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr., who also performed with the Soul Rebels, the Original Pinettes, jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and Big Freedia.