Consider other Q natives like drummer JT Lewis (Henry Threadgill, Sting, Harriet Tubman Group, and Herbie Hancock’s Rockit Band), Mic Murphy, the System, etc., who helped usher in a new era of ...

John Kordalewski, this week's nominee for the Joy Beat, started the Makanda Project to bring world-class jazz to the ...

Born Sept. 27, 1924, Powell helped set the style for jazz piano after WWII. While earlier pianists played busy bass patterns, he helped establish a more fragmented, punctuating role for the left hand.

The free, all-ages event hosted by the San Antonio Parks Foundation, will see headlining performances by Patrice Rushen and The Lao Tizer Band. Showcasing Traditional and Latin Jazz, the official ...