Berklee School Of Music in Boston

Singer and activist Bernice Johnson Reagon, who lent her strong alto voice to the Civil Rights Movement, died earlier this year at the age of 81.

Composer and pianist Joanne Brackeen has traveled the world, playing with Art Blakey, Stan Getz and others. She continues to teach, and learn from, students at Boston's Berklee College of Music.

Organist Delvon Lamarr shakes up his trio and looks to the future in his fourth session performance for KNKX

Young jazz musicians engage the community and advance the music in Bellingham, Wash.

Pianist Danae Greenfield grew up and went to high school in Bellevue, Washington, where her talent and instinct for improvisation made her a standout in…