Jazz

Meet the Jazz guitarists who revolutionized six-string playing and the genre.

Meet the bassists that revolutionised bass playing and brought it to the forefront of jazz.

In 1968, legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk performed at Palo Alto High School and gave perhaps one of his best live performances of his career. The recording was discovered by his son, T.S. Monk, some 36 years later—previously, it just sat on the shelf of the man who organized the event.

Charles "Buddy" Bolden's story is haunting and captivating with excessive highs and terrifying lows. Few people are familiar with his influence on the music culture, yet his musical ingenuity touches each of us.

"Hello Dolly!" was a song Louis Armstrong never wanted to record in the first place. But it became his greatest hit. Here's the story of how that happened.

Many of the popular songs of the big band and swing eras influenced many artists to come and shaped popular music for a generation.

"Blame It on the Bossa Nova" was a hit for Eydie Gormé in 1963. This catchy pop tune is a song about bossa nova music or, according to the lyrics, the "dance of love."

Billy Strayhorn was Duke Ellington's collaborator for 28 years. But he was also a gifted composer in his own right. Here are 10 of Strayhorn's best compositions.

Duke Ellington was a major figure in the history of music. His concert tours included Robert R. Church's Park and Auditorium located on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee.

Explores the album cover illustrations of graphic designer David Stone Martin, including a great photo log of several DSM album covers.

Eva Cassidy was a little-known American singer and musician who became popular around the world after her death. Learn more about her and her music. Eva's beautiful voice will captivate you.

"Mack the Knife" is one of my all-time favorite songs. Here are my ten favorite versions of the song listed in chronological order.

My top 12 love songs from Ol' Blue Eyes himself. He's so dreamy!

A complete guitar lesson of the jazz standard, "Misty." Read on for chord melody charts, modal breakdown, and videos. Professional, accurate guitar lessons.

Jazz was born out of the pain of slavery and the clash between the cultures of West Africa and the Protestant ethos of the United States. This article will examine the roots of this quintessentially American genre.

Exile was a two-edged sword for the South African musicians who left their homeland for the freedom of Europe and the United States. This is a selection of some of the finest albums to come out of the great South African jazz diaspora.

I've narrowed down the extensive recorded output of the great John Coltrane to ten essential albums that any jazz fan needs to have in their collection.

What is jazz, and how does it differ from other kinds of music? Read on to find out!

A non-traditional list of the all-time-best jazz songs, including music created by artists who don't necessarily fit into the purist's definition of the genre.