Dubbed the “Steel City” and renowned as an important industrial metropolis in 20th century America, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was also a thriving hotbed of jazz talent.
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Charlie Parker had a complicated relationship with his hometown of Kansas City, MO owing both to its history of racial segregation and to his strong
Immanuel Wilkins will release his expansive third studio album Blues Blood on October 11 courtesy of Blue Note Records. The meditative offering co-produced by Meshell
Marking the landmark 50th anniversary of famed Puerto Rico band Sonora Ponceña’s seventh album Sabor Sureño, Craft Latino has announced a special reissue of the
After two fairly underwhelming collections of orthodox hard bop for the Chicago indie label Vee-Jay – 1959’s Introducing Wayne Shorter and 1962’s Wayning Moments –
Tank and the Bangas confirm a three-part spoken word collection—The Heart, The Mind, The Soul—is set for release via Verve Forecast. In celebration, the first
Julius Rodriguez has released his highly anticipated album Evergreen. His sophomore LP for Verve includes features from Keyon Harrold, Nate Mercereau, and Georgia Anne Muldrow.
Meshell Ndegeocello has released the inspiriting new single “Love,” the second song to be revealed from her forthcoming Blue Note album No More Water: The
Long consigned to pop music’s margins since its 1930s and 40s heyday, jazz enjoyed a surprising renaissance in 2000 when a 35-year-old Canadian female pianist
The ranchera hits compiled on Mercedes Castro’s Anhelo (Longing) ride the ups and (mostly) downs of romance, populated by a roll call of rogues who