Her debut album, Little Girl Blue, was deemed a commercial failure, but it helped to establish Simone as a stunning new voice for American jazz. In subsequent years, Simone managed to break into the ...

Roland Kirk ’s We Free Kings is the latest classic jazz album to receive a vinyl reissue through Verve’s Acoustic Sounds ...

Nina Simone produced a vital force in music, spanning genres and eras always to reflect the times. But why did she define her sound as "Black classical music"?

CSUDH’s Dymally Institute is hosting the Dymally Jazz & Arts Fest, offering the ideal space to celebrate the music and rich ...

Her music is a whirlwind of jazz, soul and gospel, informed by everyone from Nina Simone to Grace Jones. Her name comes from ...

SANTA CRUZ China Cats go unplugged at Kuumbwa Jazz For 15 years, Santa Cruz’s very own China Cats have put their spins on countless classic Grateful Dead songs. This Friday at Kuumbwa Jazz, ...

Join award-winning vocalist Michaele Postell and saxophonist Kendrick Smith for a captivating jazz night Friday, April 11, at ...

Like fellow jazz hyphenates Wynton Marsalis and Christian McBride, bassist/bandleader/educator/artistic director/community ...

Brandon Kazen-Maddox makes time for mud massages, meditation and aerial hoop adventures. Brandon Kazen-Maddox has always felt ...

Since making her mark in 2020, Laufey has gone on to release two full-length albums: 2022's Everything I Know About Love and 2023's Bewitched, for which she won a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal ...

Khan will be joined on the bill by the likes of Neil Young, Pulp, Diana Ross, Lionel Ritchie, FKA Twigs and The Black Keys.