Jazz Beat is a jazz and blues podcast from New England Public Media's Tom Reney. Tom was honored by the Jazz Journalists Association with the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Career ...

“Beat Kaestli’s emergence as a vocalist bespeaks a life full of experience. Like Jazz itself, his willingness to adapt and improvise has given rise to a unique young man and artist.” (David Donnenfeld ...

To celebrate Valentine's Day, WQED presents a romantic clip from this Jazz Beat's 1965 episode. WQED presents Chuck Spatafore performing "You Look Good to Me", as a romantic song for Valentine's Day.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The main elements that form the rhythmic structure of a jazz track are the bass and drums. The ...

Avant-garde jazz nowadays makes a lot of noise and a lot of speed, but rhythmically it has scarcely moved out of the ’20s; the boys are still thumping along mostly in a 4/4 beat. This old-fashioned ...