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Recent Lynwood High School graduate Jaeden Rubio is the KNKX School of Jazz guest DJ at 7pm July 11.
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Let’s not forget the people we lost this year who didn’t make the music, but contributed in a big way to the jazz we love. Robin Lloyd pays tribute to journalist and archivist Sue Mingus.
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The jazz icon's 100th birthday is a chance to appreciate an enduring throughline of his career, which often teetered between exquisite composure and raging chaos.
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Regarded as one of the most important figures in jazz, tributes are planned across the world to honor the legacy of bassist, bandleader and pioneer Charles Mingus.
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So many recently discovered and previously unreleased jazz collections were produced this year. Here are my top five picks, in no particular order and based solely on my personal taste.
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The pandemic-era Record Store Day celebrations return for a third time in socially distanced ways Saturday, Oct. 24. Reissues and first-time-vinyl…
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In honor of Black History Month, we are taking a look into the career highlights of African American artists and their contribution to the world of jazz…
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"Anyone can make the simple complicated. Creativity is making the complicated simple." - Charles MingusBassist and composer Charles Mingus was a true…
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Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Influenced both by church choirs and Duke Ellington, he studied…