Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Miles Davis (pictured in 1969) disliked the term ‘jazz’, which was burdened with the disreputable origins of the art form - David ...

Since the appearance of jazz in the early 20th century, jazz and classical have mostly lived on opposite sides of town, separated by tracks that most listeners won’t cross. This has long remained the ...

Viewed in this way, we can see the blues as a quest for existential answers to questions that have always been, and always will be—they have no beginning, and no end. In my article about Harmony and ...

Gunther Schuller leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal in Jordan Hall, 1990. Schuller coined the term "Third Stream" when referring to the genre that blends classical and jazz. From jazz to ...

Throughout jazz history there has been a desire among the jazz community to see the music respected on the same level as western classical music. It is after all, jazz is America's classical music. As ...

Among other attributes, the current Santa Barbara Symphony (SBS) season can be hailed as a season of premieres of different stripes, sizes, and, especially in the case of this weekend’s model, genres.

Musicians pay tribute to Corea-Burton-Ozone in Durango, Farmington Classical music lovers, meet cool jazz. How about jazz fans listening to the likes of Maurice Ravel or Samuel Barber? How about ...

LOS ANGELES — Billy Childs was all smiles in February as he walked to the backstage media center at Crypto.com Arena, cradling his sixth and most recent Grammy Award. “I always had in mind that I didn ...

In the Columbus classical music scene, the coming season promises a bounty of beautiful music: Returning to a full slate of subscription concerts, the Columbus Symphony and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra ...

Fall in Atlanta brings with it a healthy range of jazz and classical concerts. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra starts its new season with cellist Alisa Weilerstein on Oct. 3 at Symphony Hall and also ...

The leaves turn, the days shorten and, each fall, performing arts groups ready their new seasons. While my colleague Nastia Voynovskaya brings you the top concerts, festivals and nightclub dates this ...