Jazz is a major form of musical expression that originated in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Women have always had a lot of the big names in jazz: Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald. These artists broke barriers in the male-dominated genre; the trails they blazed are carried forth ...

Ahmad Jamal, a pianist, composer and arranger whose innovative, chamber jazz style had a powerful impact on his contemporaries while gaining widespread popularity via such recordings as his ...

The Washington Women in Jazz Festival was born out of the necessity for more feminine representation in the genre. The festival’s founder, Amy K. Bormet, is a vocalist and pianist who noticed the lack ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Monday, June 17, the Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation (AJHF) will induct eight jazz artists and executives from across the Natural State into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame.

AKRON, Ohio – The 2025 Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival returns to various downtown Akron venues Sept. 4-6. It’s the 10th year for the festival, which features local, regional and national jazz ...