U.S. News Insider Tip: For visitors looking for a bite to eat after a night of jazz music, head across the street to Damera for an authentic Ethiopian meal, or down the block to the Fat Cat for a ...

And it seems that in 2025 there was not only an abundance of new jazz releases, but the quality bar was raised again, with ...

Some of the best parts of Istanbul come out at night — case in point: jazz clubs. Istanbul has a small but mighty jazz scene with plenty of jazz clubs across the city featuring both local talent and ...

Laufey (pronounced lay-vay) grew up in Iceland as a multi-instrumentalist kid prodigy, schooled in classical as well as jazz. Now, living in L.A., she’s one of our unlikeliest as well as most talented ...

Jazz-funk supergroup Nitecap has released its debut album, Things of That Nature, a 10-track set of original compositions that harkens on the contemporary synth-laden soul with jazz-funk and fusion ...

From John Coltrane’s performance at Royce Hall to the legendary Central Avenue, LA’s jazz history runs deep. Today, there are ...

This episode highlights music almost exclusively from the 21st century, including Kassa Overall, Detroit’s Geri Allen and more.

With contributions from Ingrid Örk Kjartansdóttir and Freysteinn Gislason. Iceland, a country of roughly 400,000 inhabitants in the North Atlantic Ocean, is known for its music, with notable artists ...

Bill Evans ranks as one of jazz music’s pivotal performers. A graduate of Southeastern Louisiana College (now University) in Hammond, Evans was a prolific pianist, composer and recording artist. “In ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Givonna Joseph of Loyola University New Orleans and Gwen Thompkins of WWNO radio about the influence of opera on jazz music. And that is Jelly Roll Morton, the jazz ...

If you love jazz, you have to be alert. That’s in part because the music is all about savoring spontaneity, but also because live jazz is rare and getting rarer. In an entertainment capital that very ...

Explore the Windy City through tracks by Ramsey Lewis, Ahmad Jamal, Lester Bowie and the contemporary artists at the forefront of today’s sound. Credit...Dante Zaballa Supported by By Giovanni ...