“He was very much ahead of his time, very much influenced by Bix Beiderbecke,” Rudman said. “His songs, ‘Stardust’ and ‘Riverboat Shuffle’ and ‘Washboard Blues’ really are quite kind of jazz tunes.” ...

This past year, Billboard's Women in Music Innovator broke into the Billboard 200's top five and played the kind of stages ...

Northwest Children's Theater will present the return of Alice in Wonderland: A Jazz Musical from March 28 through April 19 on The Schnitzer Stage at The Judy in downtown Portland. This marks the third ...

Cole Porter wrote about 25 musicals for stage and screen in his lifetime, but only “Kiss Me, Kate” and “Anything Goes” are ...

On Friday, April 3, the Sunshine Jazz Organization and The Black Archives partnered to bring a concert to the Historic Lyric ...

Vappie, a New Orleans native (now living in St. Tammany) and Creole master of the tenor banjo, is a member of the American ...

The night’s finale, a sailor-inspired group piece called “Dumb Luck!,” is resident choreographer Al Blackstone’s latest of ...

Doc’s Houston is located at 1201 Westheimer Rd. in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood. Photo taken Nov. 6, 2025. A new jazz venue occupying the historic Tower Theatre building in Houston's Montrose ...

During the performing arts season, arts editor Jim Higgins recommends promising music, dance and theater productions to see in the coming month. Look for these stories in the newspaper the final ...