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On Sunday's Tree of Jazz we'll celebrate the jazz legends Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes who passed away this week; and one of the original jazz and blues composers W.C. Handy
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Wayne Shorter – master innovator, composer, and saxophonist, passed away March 2 at the age of 89. The 12-time Grammy winner leaves a vast legacy as a musician, and as a person.
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The composer and saxophonist, who won a dozen Grammy Awards and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, died on Thursday, March 2 in Los Angeles.
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Jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard is leading the movement toward inclusion of Black stories in the opera realm, and saxophonist Wayne Shorter realizes his dream with an operatic version of a classic Greek tale.
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The Doris Duke Foundation announced its annual Artist Awards on Thursday. Three of the recipients earned the recognition for their ongoing innovation and impact in the field of jazz.
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Jewish immigrants Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff fled Germany in the 1930s, escaping Nazi persecution. The childhood friends shared a love of jazz, and…
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Seattle's biggest jazz event of the year is the Earshot Jazz Festival, encompassing dozens of performances from Benaroya Hall to intimate jazz clubs such…