After being featured on 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' Network for New Music is performing the piece inspired by Nina ...

Marsalis, himself a jazz trumpet icon, Irvine with a jazz ensemble and pianist Cecile Licad to play live as a silent film ...

Known as a thriving hub for art, culture and cuisine, New Orleans has also faced its share of challenges — and survived.

Learn about the legendary jazz innovators who revolutionized music with their genius, from early to modern masters who shaped ...

When it comes to the life and legacy of Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis is a natural expert. He's bringing two immersive ...

They are memorialised in The New Orleans Jazz Museum, housed inside the historic New Orleans branch of the US Mint,” says ...

Following the culturally rich Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, Chicago fostered its own vibrant gumbo of writers, painters, ...

King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton made their names – Chicago will host a range of events and educational initiatives. Born in the diverse city of New Orleans in the early 20 th century, jazz has its ...

One I'm keen to hear is Rumboogie from 1940 (the Spanish tinge as Jelly Roll Morton called the inclusion of Latin rhythms into rhythm and blues). While Rocco was known as a gifted technical ...