The Texan troubadour knew how to give the crowd their money's worth, and players such as Jimi Hendrix were watching. This ...

Stereotypically, jazz is the music of erudite hepcats. Blues is the domain of the pony-tailed baby boomers, ... Plus, it utilized the saxophone as a completely adequate metal instrument.

The Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum will host an outdoor concert featuring the Royal Oak Blues Band on Sunday, Aug. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Indo-jazz is a fusion genre that blends the intricate rhythms and melodic patterns of Indian classical music with the harmonic structures of jazz. The genre combines instruments like the sitar ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites.

The word blues was used in titles whether the tune was blues, jazz, ragtime or neither. When Nick La Rocca's all-white Original Dixieland Jass band made the first jazz recording in 1917, ...

If you love jazz music and always wanted to play in a jazz orchestra, don’t give up your dreams and try out some of the easiest jazz instruments to learn. It is never too late to start learning.

Moreover, the band’s free-wheeling spirit, as their music careened between blues, jazz, and whatever else they fancied taking in, opened Anderson’s eyes to different instrument combinations.

The 10-year anniversary of the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival will introduce several new events, including a Sunday jazz brunch, a youth blues and jazz musician contest and the "Jog for Jazz" 5K.

The Highland Jazz and Blues Festival held an announcement party June 25, just three months shy of the event. ... playing a guitar alongside band members on other jazz instruments.