Wayne Shorter

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jewish immigrants Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff fled Germany in the 1930s, escaping Nazi persecution. The childhood friends shared a love of jazz, and…

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…