Since the appearance of jazz in the early 20th century, jazz and classical have mostly lived on opposite sides of town, separated by tracks that most listeners won’t cross. This has long remained the ...

Throughout jazz history there has been a desire among the jazz community to see the music respected on the same level as western classical music. It is after all, jazz is America's classical music. As ...

Jazz musicians love classical music. The opposite is true to a lesser extent.. The two forms are different in many ways: jazz is democratic with equal participation, musicians compose as they ...