jazz

Before Nat King Cole became known for his velvety singing voice, he was a pianist working nightly gigs to hone his craft.

His radical combination of symphonic and popular music comes eight years after a controversial statement about the word "jazz."

Spot Barnett, a saxophone player who became a San Antonio musical legend, died last week.Hector Saldana, music curator with The Witliff Collections, said…

The video, part of a series in which pre-MTV artists retroactively join the video age, brings Davis' late-life visual art in dialogue with a classic piece of his music.

Let a Mahler symphony transport you. Watch a Texas town turn into artists’ studio. And then enjoy some jazz at Travis Park. The weekend is here and it’s…

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Nate Chinen of member station WBGO and Jazz Night in America about three rediscovered jazz albums from Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Stan Getz.

Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife is master class in why Fitzgerald is such a legend. Jazz Night In America breaks down the grace under pressure and improvisational skills on display in this performance.

Critics, scholars and fans are often caught up in the idea of an ideal black sound, using vocal tone to measure racial identity. What becomes of the black female singer who defies this categorization?

In the 1970s, Fitzgerald became the face (and glass-shattering voice) of Memorex tapes. It fueled a career revival that extended her relevance and positioned her to pass the torch to a new generation.

A San Antonio jazz legend was honored by his friends, family, and former bandmates Saturday.Jim Cullum died Aug. 11 at age 77. His public radio show…