Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Seattle-based trumpeter Cuong Vu gives his forceful blend of modernism and broody melancholia extra bite by ...

It's been too long since we simply sat up and pointed out a few of the many new releases worth a set of ears. Luckily, the staff on weekends at All Things Considered thought the same. They invited me ...

Bunnell led off with the melody, with an exuberant trumpet solo that ran to two fine choruses, with crescendo backing from the band. Higgins followed with a fiery bebop alto sax solo, with his big ...

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Whether these six Jazz Thrillers (five from 1995 and one from 1996) will ever reach true classic status is unknown, but they have maintained their exciting listenability for almost three decades.

Jazz, with its roots in African American culture and its ability to constantly change, has made a wide array of styles over the years. From its origins in New Orleans to its global impact today, jazz ...