All About Jazz readers are invited to join the Monterey Jazz Festival Records Live-at- Monterey giveaway starting today. The new series features the following six releases, available now on CD and ...

The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. This collection documents the planning, ...

Preludes is a ground-breaking album that re-imagines the work of J.S. Bach for a new generation. With Matt Clohesy on bass and Keita Ogawa on percussion, jazz pianist Adam Birnbaum creates fresh and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. After the 1967 Festival proved to be a great success, the Smithsonian decided that the Festival of American Folklife would become an annual event.